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UK consumers find nutritional information difficult to access when eating out
Top restaurants, cafes and takeaways are being called upon to clearly give consumers the nutritional information they need to make informed decisions.
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Hazardous meat and poultry recalls in the US nearly double
With the ever-increasing food recalls because of contamination with various bacteria, flaws in current food safety systems can be seen.
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Cutting food waste: grant open to help reduce food waste
In the UK, DEFRA has announced a £5 million pot to help businesses overcome the difficulties they face in redistributing food, so it is not wasted.
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New diet could save the planet and feed the world
A planetary diet proposed by numerous experts is said to be good for the environment and could feed around 10 billion people.
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Light sensors could help farmers maintain crop health
Researchers have identified that light sensors could be used to calculate how much nitrogen crops need, in order to maintain their health...
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Elea Pulsed Electric Fields Snacks – greater yield and new opportunities for chips and fries
Elea made this film to show you how Elea Pulsed Electric Fields work on snack applications, potato processing and vegetable processing, how you can collaborate with them and how their SmoothCut™ PEF systems can benefit your snack business.
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Gut microbiome helps body against food allergies
The gut microbiome has been found to be critical in regulating allergic responses to food and drink consumed, and could be therapeutically beneficial.
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Agricultural drainage water conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a water conservation practice that could reduce the amount of nitrogen pollution.
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Targeted food ads promote unhealthy products to black and Hispanic youth
A recent report has shown that advertisements for unhealthy foods are targeted more at black and Hispanic youth, in comparison to white youth.
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How dangerous are microplastics?
Dr Natalia Ivleva speaks on microplastics and her research into their analysis, their effect on the environment and how to detect them.
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High-fat diets bad for young people’s blood pressure
Researchers from Augusta University have shown that high-fat diets are bad for both males and females, leading to rising blood pressure.
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This week’s recall roundup: undeclared nuts and Listeria shakes
This week’s recall roundup from the UK and North America includes incorrectly labelled food and contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
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Could a food additive cause coeliac disease?
Research suggests a link between coeliac disease and a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods.
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Pomegranate metabolite produced by gut microbiota reduces bowel disease
Researchers have found that metabolites produced by the gut microbiome after eating berries and pomegranates can protect against inflammatory bowel disease.
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US states create health-protective drinking water guidelines
Researchers have conducted an investigation into variation in the way state and federal regulators manage PFAS contaminants in drinking water.
