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Determination of quality parameters of crude palm oil using near-infrared spectroscopy and multivariate analysis
Edible oils are an integral part of human diets; being used in virtually all types of culinary practices...
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Roadmap aims to see 50% UK food waste reduction within a year
Eighty nine of the UK’s largest retailers, food producers, manufacturers, and hospitality and food service companies, including Tesco, Unilever, 2 Sisters and Brakes, have committed to ambitious milestones.
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Using its loaf to raise efficiencies
Stephanie Duvault-Alexandre explains how her company’s partnership with leading UK bakery Warburtons has meant mutual benefits.
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Asset Maintenance Masterclass: Improving reliability and reducing downtime
6 September 2018 | By Petro-Canada Lubricants
Lubrication is vital for optimal operation of food processing equipment – any failures can cause premature, costly system breakdowns. This webinar, led by Petro-Canada Lubricants and AVT Reliability, explored how to select a high-quality lubricant and implement an effective maintenance strategy to ensure assets remain fit for purpose. Improving asset…
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Biodegradable plastic blend offers new options for disposal
Researchers have identified particular plastic blends which are able to decompose in all soil and water conditions, paving the way to a cleaner environment.
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Issue 4, 2018
Food fraud examined, the evolution of the bar code, and rethinking food packaging as a resource: just a few of the articles covered in this issue of New Food.
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Interactive calculator reveals the true cost of the food we waste
Britons bin £13bn worth of food a year according to Government’s latest stats. And in most developed countries, over half of all food waste takes place in the home.
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Orange is not the only colour: Scientists tint cheddar without staining whey
Orange whey is not considered commercially viable so cheddar makers often waste it. The new method could bring a welcome chunk of revenue back into the producer's pocket.
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Researchers investigate the flavour profiles of vodka produced from whey
A handful of creameries are turning away from disposing whey in landfill sites or turning it into whey protein and towards a new alcoholic possibility.
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Researchers explore the deeper meanings of throwing out food in Russia
New research has suggested rational behaviour is not the only thing that keeps Russians from throwing away food - many food-handling practices have been shaped by socio-cultural factors, including the gastronomic trauma suffered in times of famine and scarcity.
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Academics claim Europe’s approach to food and agriculture is unsustainable
EU policy-makers need to implement a food systems approach to address negative impacts of climate change on food systems and encourage healthy, environmentally sustainable diets, say European national science academies.
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Whitepaper: It’s time to end food waste
The amount of food we waste every year equals to 9 billion fish, 1 trillion bags of potatoes, 75 million cows, 574 billion eggs, 763 billion boxes of pasta, 3.7 trillion apples and enough olive oil to fill 11,000 Olympic size pools.
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Average American wastes half a kilogram of food a day
Approximately 30 million acres of cropland (7 per cent of annual cropland acreage) were used to produce wasted food.
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Food waste programmes could be a sound investment for hotels
For every US$1 hotels invested in programmes to reduce kitchen food waste, they saved an average of $7 according to a new report.
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Food waste: The biggest loss could be what you choose to eat
New analysis from the Weizmann Institute using the concept of opportunity costs suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources if we switched to plant-based diets.
