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Eye-tracking reveals consumers focus on label date, not wording
Researchers have found “up to half of consumers may decide to pour perfectly good milk down the drain based solely on their glance at the date label”.
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$2 million grant given to research food waste prevention methods
In a bid to tackle food waste, a $2 million grant has been given to several universities to create food waste measurement tools.
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World Water Day: Saving the planet from water-polluting industrial farming
Expressing concern on World Water Day, experts call for an end to water-polluting industrial farming and a shift to global practices that are climate-friendly.
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Plant-based alternatives haven’t taken over….yet
A study has found that despite plant-based meat alternatives sales rising, traditional meat products are still firm favourites.
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Catch up on the very latest food and beverage headlines with New Food's handy 60 second update.
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Do sugary drink taxes work in the US?
Researchers say that sugary drink taxes only work when consumers are made acutely aware of that tax through labelling, though this does not apply if the tax is small.
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Catch up with this week's food and drink headlines, including reaction on the UK's Autumn Budget and a surprisingly discovery around allergies.
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Could cadmium in food be responsible for more allergic reactions?
Exposure to cadmium through food could have the potential to exacerbate allergic reactions, according to new research from Ohio State University.
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The less you nose the better – can food aromas make people eat healthier?
Scientists from Ohio State University are researching whether our sense of smell can be influenced to encourage healthier eating.
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Scientists discover new natural blue food colouring from red cabbage
Researchers searched millions of enzymes to find the right one to produce the natural colouring, which originates from red cabbage.
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Study reveals the extent of wasted food from US refrigerators
A new study from the Ohio State University has found that Americans discard of a lot more food than they realise, due to aspects such as ambiguous date labels on packages.
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US citrus fruit could be genetically modified in future
A study has reported that the future of US citrus could be genetically modified, because of the threat of the Asian citrus psyllid bacterium.
