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Food Science - Today's Top Stories
New lentil being readied for market
'Essex,' a new lentil variety has a lot to offer: high seed yields for growers, nitrogen-fixing bacteria for wheat crops, and a tasty source of protein for consumers to add to soups, salads and other fare.The Philippines triples its rice yield
In the last fifty years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times.Fungal fumes clear out crop pests
A cocktail of compounds emitted by the beneficial fungus Muscodor albus may offer a biologically based way to fumigate certain crops and rid them of destructive pests.
Ingredients
Soaring growth of healthy and nutritional bars
The market for healthy & nutritional bars is soaring, despite the economic recession. In the leading UK market, retailers own only 8% of the category.Papaya extract thwarts growth of cancer cells
The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognised for generations.Creating a dream breed
Open up any Spanish cookery book and there it is: a meaty fish usually cooked with its skin; in one recipe baked Aragonese style with garlic, lemon, brandy and sweet pepper; in another served in a garlic and herb tomato sauce.
Food Safety
One Step Assay for Streptomycin in Milk
Charm Sciences, Inc. announces the Charm Streptomycin Test, a new Rapid One Step Assay (ROSA) for the detection of streptomycin in raw milk.Exploring Echinacea's enigmatic origins
A scientist is helping to sort through the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms--and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments.A worldwide food alert system
The team of scientists says the easy to use computer tool can be used to monitor contaminated products; helping to prevent them reaching shop shelves and ensuring that food is safe to eat.
Hygiene
Faster method to detect bacterial contamination
Engineers have sped up the process of analysing bacterial concentrations to under one hour, through the development of a new in-field, rapid-detection method.Inexpensive test for pesticides in foods
Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages.Detecting sulfonamides in milk
The Charm Sulfa Test for raw commingled cow milk is the first lateral flow strip test to detect all members of the sulfonamide family of drugs in milk.
Processing Equipment
Prospect FT-350 Drying System for sale!
Forberg International, the original owner of the twin shaft paddle mixing technology has for sale a Forberg Drying System. This state of art system is built in high quality, with high standard and high finish.New control system for Tweedy mixers
Plant bakers using Tweedy2 for the Chorleywood process will benefit from improved consistency and quality of the baked product, plus enhanced efficiency and ease of use.ES2 Slimline Transmitter
KING-GAGE ES2 liquid level transmitter has IP68 rated connections plus a resilient design for immunity against moisture, condensation, and cleaning agents.
Packaging
TV bombards children with bad food commercials
With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study suggests.More spent on products with detailed nutritional information
People would be willing to pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for the so-called light items.Safe alternative for labelling grapefruit
Laser labelling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to etch information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common sticker-type labels.