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Issue #2 2016 – Digital version
In this issue: Pesticide Residues; Refrigeration; Health & Nutrition; Extrusion; Optical Sorting; Meat Processing; Automation; Sustainability; Regulation; and much more...
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Extrusion: Pasta the traditional way
26 April 2016 | By Pat Higgins, Head of Business Development, the Queally Group
In 1996 we were asked by an existing customer to supply their frozen pasta range to their operations in the UK and EU. We appointed a dedicated team to research pasta manufacturing, raw material and ingredient sourcing, product attributes and – most importantly – the market for pasta products.
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New Lovibond® EComparator 2000 Pt Co – The best of both worlds
18 April 2016 | By The Tintometer® Group
Progressing from visual to automatic colour measurement...
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Lucozade Zero: Our Thoughts
18 April 2016 | By New Food
Straight off the production line, today New Food were sent a sample of new Lucozade Zero.
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Maximising antimicrobial screening from a single honey sample
This free-to-view whitepaper explains how to maximise antimicrobial screening from a single honey sample through multi-analytical determination on biochip arrays...
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Mars to label some products ‘occasional’ in health initiative
15 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
As part of Mars' Health and Wellbeing Ambition, the company will add nutritional adding guidance on products that should only be consumed once per week...
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The importance of viscosity measurement in food production and processing
High-quality food is becoming increasingly important to consumers. In this industrial sector, manufacturing products that meet the high demands of the end users poses a challenge to analysts. Therefore, related measurements must be quick and accurate and should not be too expensive. This particularly applies to physical measuring variables like…
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Replacing butter with vegetable oil may not decrease heart disease risk
13 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content producer
The findings of a study suggest that using vegetable oils high in linoleic acid might be worse than using butter when it comes to preventing heart disease...
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Sucralose – CSPI says Splenda gets its facts wrong on cancer study
12 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has issued an analysis of Heartland's defense of sucralose following Ramazzini cancer study...
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Edible food coatings – just a trend or the future?
Why throw away the packaging? Let’s eat it! Food packaging development has undergone a research renaissance. Edible films and coatings that are directly consumed with the food are now in the service of modern food preservation systems, as a result of the lifestyle changes of consumers. The imagined scenario involves,…
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Virgin coconut oil may help reduce inflammation
30 March 2016 | By Victoria White
A study has shown that oral administration of virgin coconut oil effectively reduced formalin-induced paw oedema in mice with more or less similar efficacy as that of diclofenac...
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Lucozade launches new Lucozade Zero range
29 March 2016 | By Victoria White
The new drink, which taps into the nation's changing health agenda, will be available in Orange and Pink Lemonade from 2nd May 2016...
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Sugar content ‘unacceptably high’ in some fruit drinks marketed at children
24 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Research has shown that many fruit drinks contained at least a child's entire daily recommended maximum sugar intake of 19g or five teaspoons...
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Survey reveals fresh insights into consumer views on sugar reduction
16 March 2016 | By Victoria White
A new survey, commissioned by Sensus, has revealed that reducing sugar intake is emerging as a key concern amongst many European consumers...
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Osborne announces sugar levy on the soft drinks industry
16 March 2016 | By Victoria White
In the 2016 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne has announced that a sugar levy will be introduced in the UK on the soft drinks industry...
