Pathogen detection: You spin me right round, right round
A lab on a disc has been created which researchers claim can detect pathogens in 30 minutes.
Archives for May 12, 2014
Tasty waste: Seaweed by-product may offer industry flavour potential
Seaweed by-products may offer industry rich pickings for new vegetarian sources of seafood-like flavour compounds, say researchers.
Halal: Out of certification chaos comes criticism (and Islamophobia?)
The sensationalist media coverage around so called ‘stealth halal’ is only fuelled by the lack of certification harmonisation, Food Navigator’s Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn argues.
Berlin pork symposium discusses piglet castration alternative
Pig producers, processors and veterinarians from around the world met at a symposium in Berlin named ‘Create Winning Relationships Across the Pork Value Chain’, with piglet castration a key topic.
UK celiac diagnosis rises fourfold in 20 years: Industry needs to step up, says Coeliac UK
The gluten-free industry must improve availability, quality and cost of products in light of a fourfold increase in UK celiac diagnosis over the past two decades, says the CEO of Coeliac UK.
Glucose fuels Salmonella's fire
Glucose is a major nutrient used by Salmonella Typhimurium during infection in humans, according to research.
EFSA calls for Listeria risk data
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call for tender concerning Listeria Monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.
Ukraine advised to eliminate tax breaks for meat producers
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will recommend the government of Ukraine cancel all benefits for farmers on payment of value added tax (VAT) and transfer the meat industry to a normal mode of tax payment. This was the message given in a special...
DISPATCHES FROM VITAFOODS EUROPE 2014
Nutritional snacks? Manufacturers misread consumers, says Datamonitor Consumer
Nutritious snacks have not boomed because manufacturers overwhelmed consumers in a category where indulgence remains more important, says the head of food and drink at Datamonitor Consumer.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2014
The invention test: True innovations are commercial successes and transform consumer's lives
Innovation is a buzzword that is repeated all the time, but what does it really mean? Not a lot in the way it is currently used, according to industry expert and strategy analyst Virpi Varjonen of Invenire.