A WHO report on obesity prevention, which would urge governments to
promote healthy foods, is under threat from food makers supported
by the US administration, said consumer groups last week.
Eyes, hair and skin could all benefit from a regular diet of
spinach, finds a cluster of scientists linked together through a
network of food companies.
The European Commission is satisfied that Scottish salmon is safe
to eat, despite researchers in North America warning that the
farmed variety sold in many supermarkets contains up to ten times
more cancer causing chemicals than its...
Eating cereal fortified with vitamin E may be a better way of
boosting intake of the vitamin than through supplementing the diet
with capsules, suggests a new study.
Genomics continues to fascinate scientists across the globe taking
up nature's challenge to understand the genetic make-up of the
earth's organisms. An international team of scientists has
succeeded in sequencing a little...
Producing more than a quarter of the world's production of
pistachios, scientists warn the relatively young industry in
California that a devasting disease could put paid to future
growth.
As the US government gets to grips with the country's first case of
mad cow disease, scientists there are trying to clone cattle that
are genetically incapable of developing Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE).
A row over the safety of farmed salmon has flared up in the UK amid
concerns over the levels of cancer-causing toxins present in the
farmed variety compared to its wild sister following findings from
a new US study.
Throwing a controversial light onto the global obesity debate,
scientists told a European conference on the subject last week that
diet is not the only defining cause of obesity, particularly in
children, reports CORDIS.
Enterobacter sakazakii, a potential foodborne pathogen, has
been linked to outbreaks of illness in new-born and premature
babies and contamination of infant formulae has been suggested as a
source of infection. A recent study published...
People who eat a regular diet of highly salted food double their
risk of stomach cancer, according to a report published this week
in the British Journal of Cancer.
As an army of chemists around the world continues the march towards
replicating in the laboratory the sweetest gifts from nature, a
small group in West Africa is determined to stake a claim in the
process.
New tests that slice off the time taken to identify dangerous
strains of the harmful bacteria Escherichia coli are the
focus of new research from US government scientists.
Raising a hand for the pro-GM camp, UK scientists assert that there
is an ethical obligation to explore the benefits that genetically
modified crops could offer people in developing countries.
A diet high in magnesium may help prevent the development of type 2
diabetes, especially in people who are overweight, suggests
evidence reported in two new studies out this month. The findings
add weight to theories that vitamins...
Obese men with prostate cancer are more likely to have aggressive
tumors and to experience cancer recurrence after surgery compared
to men of normal weight or those who are overweight but not obese,
according to two new studies.
A new food safety technique coming out of the UK that uses a virus
is set to win an exclusive worldwide licence. The move marks the
first step towards the commercialisation of the technique that can
'explode' deadly food-poisoning...
Europe's first international conference on folates, taking place in
Poland early next year, is expected to shed new light on folate
bioavailability in foods and help understand how to boost
consumption of this essential vitamin
Spain might well have a culinary heritage to rival that of France,
but like it trans-Pyrenean neighbour, consumption patterns have
been changing over the last few years, with more hectic lifestyles
(even in the land of the siesta)...
The rye grain, and rye bran in particular, is rich in dietary fibre
and also contains a significant fructan concentration, which may
have important prebiotic properties, suggests a new publication.
Researchers in the US have designed a new potato for the crisps
industry with a 'favourable' starch to sugar ratio to beat the
burnt flavour when frying.
When a certain Dom Perignon formulated the first champagne, or so
legend goes, bubbles were key to the drink's appeal. Hundreds of
years later scientists are still working on the bubbles.
Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi will soon hand over the reins of
the European Presidency to Ireland's prime minister Bertie Ahern.
Food safety should remain high on the agenda, and who know's maybe
a decision on the location...
New research to come out of the university of Utah in the US
suggests new ways of regulating the behaviours that allow us to
smell food, learn, and remember.
The debate over which plant has the most antioxidants continues,
with new research showing black beans are a rich but overlooked
source of antioxidants equal to fruits like grapes, apples and
cranberries.
New research into the mysterious domain of taste by a US
neuroscientist suggests that calcium plays a key role in the
detection of tastes by taste cells in the tongue.
While new rules on allergens labels will enter into force early
next year in Europe, a new study released this week in the US
suggests incidents of peanut allergies in children are on the up.
Pressure is on industry and congress for...
More than 40 per cent of bacteria found in chicken on sale in
Switzerland is resistant to at least one antibiotic, say
researchers publishing their findings this week in BMC Public
Health. The results could have wider implications...
After months of risk assessment scientists at Europe's first food
safety agency have given the green light to Monsanto's
herbicide-tolerant GM maize. NK 60 is as safe as conventional
maize, they declare.
As scientists continue to look for ways to help us battle the
bulge, a new study suggests that our own hormonal makeup may offer
promising clues. A team of researchers has tested the hypothesis
that gastric distension in humans can...
Cefic, European Chemical Industry Council, in conjunction with
EUROTOX has this week launched a €100,000 award for 'innovative
interdisciplinary research' in the field of toxicology.
Eager to grab a slice of the steadily growing market for natural
alternatives to hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) seasonings, UK
company Overseal Foods has launched a line of yeast products under
the brand name Yesto-Seal.
More than three years after Danish ingredients company Danisco
filed an application to the EU for approval of its fat replacer
salatrim, the Commission finally rubber stamped the product on
Tuesday. The move clears the way for Danisco...
Australian scientists this week confirm past and current evidence
that a diet high in citrus fruits could help to prevent certain
cancers and reduce risk of stroke.
If traceability is at the heart of new food labelling rules in
Europe then the life blood keeping it beating must be risk
management. On the eve of the first ever risk assessment on
genetically modified organisms delivered by Europe's...
Labelling issues for meat have just got easier, hails a Danish
analysis equipment company that has come up with a new technology
to measure fat content.
Food technologists the world over are looking at formulations to
boost the consumption of health-promoting fish oil in people's
diets, but they are faced with a hurdle - food quickly becomes
rancid when fish oil is added. Thanks...
Today in Brussels European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin
will meet ministers and high level representatives of the 13
acceding and candidate countries to discuss their participation in
the EU's Sixth Framework Programme...
Fortifying wheat flour with iron appears to have little effect on
improving intake of the mineral, suggests a report in this month's
European Journal of Nutrition.
Cost cuts for food manufacturers involved in enzyme-based food
products could be on the way through shorter lead times following
the development of a new food enzyme production technology.
Only one more person from the Republic of Ireland (ROI) is likely
to die from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) as a
consequence of eating BSE infected meat, scientists claim this
week.
Hunger is on the rise again after falling steadily during the first
half of the 1990s, warns the UN's annual hunger report released on
Wednesday. In the same week, a Danish task force asserts that
organisations are falling short...
Balchem Encapsulates used the FiE exhibition in Frankfurt last week
as a platform to launch three microencapsulated forms of potassium
for the food and supplement markets to combat processing
challenges, the company claimed.
The Cognis Group, a leader in antioxidant and botanical
ingredients, announced recently that it is near to completing
construction of the world's largest stand-alone manufacturing
facility for phytosterols.
