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Scientists simplify discovery of gels
16 Dec 2014
Scientists at the University of Strathclyde and City University of New York have created methods that are said to dramatically simplify the discovery of biological gels for food, cosmetics and biomedicine, as published in the journal Nature Chemistry. ...
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Research: fructose makes you hungry
16 Dec 2014
The brain responds differently to two kinds of sugar, according to a report at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting in Phoenix Arizona. The study suggests that fructose heightens the response of brain reward circuits to food c...
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EFSA reviews acrylamide comments
15 Dec 2014
EFSA scientists have met to discuss some 100 comments with the contributors to a recent public consultation on acrylamide in food, a contaminant that forms in starchy foods as a result of high temperature food processing, including cooking. The comment...
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Scientists seek link between gut microbiota and Parkinson’s disease
15 Dec 2014
Parkinson’s disease sufferers have a different microbiota in their intestines than their healthy counterparts, according to a study conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital. Researchers are now trying to dete...
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FAO: 2014 cereal production will be all-time record
15 Dec 2014
Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014, according to the FAO. Buoyed by bumper crops in Europe and a record maize output in the United States of America, this year...
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Seminar to focus on materials in contact with food
15 Dec 2014
Legislation in European countries relating to materials in contact with food is regularly evolving, notes Campden BRI, in response to which the company has organised a seminar to be held on 24 March 2015. It will focus on the challenges associated with...
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Scientists develop new satiety ingredient
12 Dec 2014
Scientists have developed an ingredient that can be added to foods to make them more filling. In its first tests in humans, researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow found that the ingredient is effective at preventing weight...
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Fonterra launches milk sourcing subsidiary
12 Dec 2014
Fonterra has launched a separate milk sourcing subsidiary to grow market share in its New Zealand milk pool, and provide a new pathway to membership in the co-operative. Called mymilk, it will initially invite applications, from farms in the Canterbury...
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Canadean announces top trends for 2015
12 Dec 2014
As the end of 2014 draws near, market researcher Canadean has forecast the top trends which will influence consumer behaviour in 2015, and provided an insight into how it believes manufacturers and marketers can target these evolving consumer needs to ...
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Charity welcomes new allergy labelling rules
12 Dec 2014
Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease has welcomed a new EU regulation on allergen labelling in catering outlets and for retailers from 13 December 2014, as providing more certainty for people with coeliac disease in managing...
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DSM recognised for sustainability
11 Dec 2014
The State of New Jersey has announced that DSM, with its North American headquarters in Parsippany, NJ, is a winner of the 2014 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award in the Healthy & Sustainable Business category. DSM and others were hono...
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Medical foods will be worth $13.34bn by 2018
11 Dec 2014
Medical foods are often confused with dietary supplements and functional foods that are neither targeted for specific disease conditions nor require medical supervision for product administration, according to Frost & Sullivan. While regulations in...
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