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How Mars is creating safe food today for a healthy tomorrow
Dr Susan Blount outlines the worldwide collaboration Mars is undertaking to create safer food for a healthy tomorrow, including some important work around aflatoxins.
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Vigilance needed to prevent aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk
Claire Milligan of R-Biopharm Rhone examines the issue of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products, and explains why it’s a problem that has not yet been solved by the food industry despite being around for a while.
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Life on Mars: creating a Martian food system
How would you go about building a food system on Mars? Three leading scientists look at the challenges presented by the Red Planet and explain why the exercise could be very relevant to Earth too.
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FSA compares international meat production methods
Rick Mumford, Head of Science, Evidence and Research at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) discusses a newly published report into meat production processes in the UK and other countries worldwide.
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Dragon fruit – a majestic appearance and health benefits to match
Introducing the eye catching dragon fruit - a delight to our senses and health alike, as Tania Dey explains.
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Myth Breakers – spicy food helps prevent foodborne illness
In a new series, New Food takes a look at some of the more well-known myths around food and subject them to scientific rigour. In this instalment, Lindell Bromham examines the link between spicy food and foodborne illnesses.
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Agri-food industry key to Southeast Asian economies according to report
The Food Industry Asia report cements the agri-food industry’s position at the heart of economies in Southeast Asia, as it showed a healthy growth in the past five years.
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Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed
The research team says the films can be made using algae, of which there is an almost inexhaustible supply in the world’s oceans.
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How India’s rice production can adapt to climate change challenges
The research team has made several suggestions to increase rice crop yield despite ever more challenging conditions.
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Barry Callebaut Group opens new factory in Baramati, India
The chocolate manufacturer has significantly expanded its operational presence in India to cater for a growing demand in the country.
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Clearing the murky waters of rice fraud
Researchers in Belfast teamed up with the Mars Global Food Safety Center and Agilent Technologies to help farmers and producers, particularly in the developing world, more easily identify fraud.
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Carlsberg report shows continued growth for no and low alcohol brands
An increased attention on both physical and mental health has been cited as a cause of the growth of nolo products, which are increasingly popular among younger consumers.
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Bacteria breakthrough could lead to disease-resistant rice
A bacterium which makes rice plants more resistant to disease has been discovered in the seeds of a crop in China.
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The COVID-19 challenge to food safety
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on food business operators has been clear, but what about food safety?
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KFC and Pizza Hut in China remove plastic in line with new laws
Two of China’s biggest fast-food brands have pledged to stop using things like plastic straws and plastic cutlery in their restaurants.
