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University creates new tool in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have created an online tool which gives dairy farmers and vets the means to closely measure and monitor their antibiotic use.
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Northern Irish food and agricultural research projects awarded £2 million
Several food and agricultural research projects in Norther Ireland have been awarded nearly £2 million in funding between them. The research projects all focus on improving food safety, security and transparency right through the system. They include Food Fortress, a scheme investigating an effective surveillance system for detecting and preventing…
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British caterers are selling unsustainable fish, investigation finds
So-called ‘red-rated’ species are on the menu at restaurants and canteens across the UK, prompting a sustainable seafood campaign group to urge companies to rethink their buying policies.
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Potato blight’s chemical attack mechanism explained
Scientists have unravelled the problem of potato blight, an outbreak of which famously brought about the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s and 50s.
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Source tracking for the food industry
Recent advances in rapid, high throughput DNA sequencing have revolutionised the study of biology, and have the capacity to do the same for food safety and security.
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UK’s dairy industry smashes its environmental targets
Dairy UK has added to its list of environmental credentials by surpassing its targets by boosting water, primary energy and raw effluent efficiency.
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With relish: consumers happily eat food made from waste ingredients
Food waste is a global problem. Every year, humans throw away 1.3 billion tonnes, a third of our production. One solution may have emerged – feeding it back to us.
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Food legal diversity – harmonising across cultural divides?
Global differences in the manner and content of the regulation of food safety and other food-related issues stem from a wide variety of sources including history, culture, fear, protectionism and politics. Obviously these categories – if categories they are – are overlapping rather than mutually exclusive. Bernd van der Meulen,…
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Europe’s food system needs a ‘comprehensive’ shake-up, advisory board says
Several measures to create a more sustainable food future have been offered by a European committee set up as a bridge between citizens and the executive.
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Study examines solutions to antimicrobial resistance in fish farming
Agriculture is one of the fastest growing food sectors but with that growth has come a worrying trend in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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British food industry responds to Brexit news
It was announced this morning that Brexit talks may be able to move on to trade as Theresa May reached an accord with her DUP collaborators over the Irish border problem.
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New report reveals food insecurity in Europe and Central Asia
The countries of Europe and Central Asia have made good progress reducing the prevalence of undernourishment, but some 14.3 million women and men in the region are still not getting the food they need and malnutrition problems are on the rise, according to an FAO report.
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International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis review
The 8th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2017) was held on 7 – 10 November 2017 in Prague, Clarion Congress hotel Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting was organised jointly by the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and RIKILT, Wageningen University &…
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Young engineer wins UN award for space-saving agritech
Plants grown in a polymer film have earned a Mechanical Engineer a UN award for young people working to protect or restore the environment.
