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Technique developed to spot impurities in ground beef within minutes
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef.
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Dipstick makes waves in food safety testing
Australian scientists have developed a dipstick that can be used to test for pathogens even in the most remote locations.
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Meat products: Identifying adulteration versus contamination
This whitepaper identifies adulteration versus contamination in meat products.
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Pesticides may cause bumblebees to lose their buzz, study finds
Pesticides significantly reduce the number of pollen grains a bumblebee is able to collect, a new University of Stirling study has found.
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Campylobacter uses Trojan horse tactics to spread
Researchers have shown how one of the most common food poisoning bacteria can multiply and spread inside other microorganisms.
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Keychain allergen detector to put food retailers on the spot
Scientists are developing a $40 device, small enough to fit on a keychain, that can accurately test for allergens in food.
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Glyphosate debate: EU ministers split as licence deadline looms
European Parliament ministers have failed to reach a resolution over relicensing the controversial herbicide glyphosate once again.
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Britain’s Environment Secretary backs cutting bee-killing pesticides
The UK's Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has put his weight behind a call to impose restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
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Most fowl: Poultry tops the table of recalled foods
Chicken and other poultry meats were recalled more than any other food in the last three months, according to new figures, with bacterial infection logged as the most common cause.
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Scottish delegation arrives in Brussels ahead of glyphosate decision
Representatives from the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) have arrived in Belgium to argue the case for a controversial herbicide as the EU decides its future.
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Salmonella test time cut to a single day by researchers
A new test, developed by Cornell University, allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella bacteria, one of the leading causes of food-borne illness across all regions of the world.
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Chinese consumers to trace food through Blockchain
Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, is developing Blockchain technology to allow its Chinese customers to trace food from farm to plate.
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Nearly half of British foods contain pesticide residue
A report analysing 3,448 samples of British produce has found traces of pesticides on 48 per cent of them.
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Experts warn ‘clean’ label has hidden risks
With the health food media fast on the rise and certain chemicals falling fast into popular disrepute, two food scientists have spoken about the dangers of following trends blindly.
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Sensitive and selective analysis of fipronil residues in eggs using Thermo Scientific GC-MS/MS triple quadrupole technology
Pesticides are chemicals used to protect crops and control a variety of pests such as weeds, fungi, rodents, and insects.
