Archives for May 31, 2010

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Special Edition: Nanotechnology

Food sector and R&D need to chew the nano fat for wider take-up: analyst

By Jane Byrne

The benefits for nano-packaging, showing how it can overcome current food and drink industry challenges in terms of shelf life, distribution or sustainability, need to become more apparent in order to ensure widespread commercial implementation, says an...

Climate deal puts brakes on Indonesian palm oil plan

By Jess Halliday

Indonesian palm oil producers will need to increase productivity to meet output targets following signature of a climate deal with Norway that would curb expansion of oil palm estates.

Stevia tops preferences for low-cal chocolate

By Stephen Daniells

Beverages formulated with stevia are preferred by consumers over similar products sweetened with sugar or other common high intensity sweeteners, says new research from Croatia.