New home for Danish Meat Research Institute
The Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI) recently relocated to new research and development facilities in Taastrup, a suburb of Copenhagen.
Archives for August 28, 2014
Agilent: We broke industry habit with redesigned ion source
Agilent Technologies has said its 7010 Triple Quadrupole GC/MS System required breaking the industry habit when redesigning the ion source.
Researchers take aim at organic food fraud
A team of German researchers have devised a way to use authentication technologies to differentiate organic produce, and potentially battle against food fraud.
Experts call for global collaboration on food fraud
Global food businesses must work to one security standard for all food types if the threat of fraud and foodborne diseases is to be reduced, according to a major new report.
Junk food could reduce appetite for healthier balanced diet
A diet of ‘junk food’ not only increases weight gain, but could also lead to changes in food preference that include a loss of appetite for a balanced diet, according to new research in rats.
Russia starts to woo Swiss for meat exports
Russian meat importers have started soliciting meat from Switzerland as its ban on European Union (EU) food imports looks set to stay in place for months.
Diet could enhance immunity among the elderly: Researchers
Proper nutrition could strengthen immunity in older age and thus prevent diseases, according to two recent UK studies.
DuPont fined $1.3m for pollution violations
DuPont has been fined $1.275m for eight alleged releases of harmful levels of hazardous substances between May 2006 and January 2010 in West Virginia.
Government’s hospital food standards ‘woefully inadequate’
A new set of mandatory standards for healthier food in NHS hospitals have been described as “woefully inadequate” by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food.