Australian food not quashed by recession
Australians have not been trading down to the same extent as Europeans, says a new report from Leatherhead on the effects of recession on food choices.
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Flaked lentils may boost nutrition content of snack bars
Formulating snack bars with micro-sized flakes of lentils may boost the folate content of the finished product by 10 per cent, says a new study from Canada.
Campylobacteriosis and Salmonella cases fall in EU
Campylobacteriosis and Salmonella remained the most common zoonotic diseases in humans in the European Union during 2008 - but incidences of both have fallen, said the region’s food safety watchdog.
Bacteria-killing protein to combat E.coli in red meat
A bacteria-killing protein that would be applied to raw meat during processing to “significantly reduce” the presence of E.coli is under development, said one company behind the project.
No bitter battle over salt science
Excess salt can cause hypertension, heart disease, death. That’s the scientific consensus behind public health campaigns to reduce consumption of sodium chloride in the diet. But not everyone reads the science as conclusive, and when it comes to minerals...