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Corn into confectionery packaging
08-Feb-2002 - A new product from Cargill Dow is reportedly the first commercially viable, all-natural confectionery film and rigid packaging alternative. Unveiled at a recent trade show...
Plant sterols to balance immunity system
08-Feb-2002 - Many African HIV sufferers are benefiting from a combination of plant sterols and sterolins, according to Professor Patrick Bouic, chief immunologist at Stellenbosch University in...
Food science to increase antioxidants in coffee
08-Feb-2002 - US company Applied Food Sciences (AFS), announced this week that it has made yield improvements in its Coffee Antioxidant Enhancement Technology, a proprietary process that...
Fat baby, fat adult: new links discovered
07-Feb-2002 - Rapid rates of weight gain during infancy could be linked to obesity later in childhood, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the US...
A sprinkle a day keeps the doctor away
07-Feb-2002 - A novel way of tackling the problem of anaemia in children has been created with help from the HJ Heinz food group. The company claims...
Harvest time influences fatty acids and sterols of sea buckthorn berries
07-Feb-2002 - Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) berries have been used traditionally in both food and medicines in China and animal experiments. The berries are rich in...
Man's diet from the past reveals hope for the future
06-Feb-2002 - Fish is well known as the principal source of omega-3 fatty acids which can help reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and arteriosclerosis. But...
Youth top of calcium summit agenda
06-Feb-2002 - Hundreds of nutritionists, US government officials and leading researchers gathered in Washington, DC last month to develop an action plan to address a critical health...
Diabetes research helps battle of the bulge
06-Feb-2002 - An Australian professor who spent 30 years seeking a treatment for diabetes may have finally come up with the ultimate cure - prevention, reports Reuters....
From dairy microbiology to canning practice, an overview of CSIRO
05-Feb-2002 - In 1926, the Commonwealth Government created the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the body that later became CSIRO. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of...
DSM investigates new catalytic systems
05-Feb-2002 - Dutch life science company DSM has entered into a co-operation with technology company Avantium Technologies to discover new and improved catalytic systems relevant to DSM's...
Mouldy grain and coffee beans could provoke testicular cancer
05-Feb-2002 - A compound found in certain foods may be a cause of testicular cancer in young men, researchers in the US reveal this week. Writing in...
Supplements to slow cataract activity
04-Feb-2002 - Antioxidant supplements could help to fight Age-related cataracts (ARC), a leading cause of acquired blindness in the US. A recent US/European trial shows that antioxidants...
Consumers and government discuss food hygiene
04-Feb-2002 - Food hygiene, youth issues, and food and farming will be on the agenda when the UK Food Standards Agency Board holds its Open Meeting in...
Lycopene increasing in popularity
01-Feb-2002 - The potential health promoting characteristics of tomatoes have led to a steady increase in the inclusion of the tomato carotenoid lycopene as a food colour...
Food waste to power Australian homes
01-Feb-2002 - EarthPower Technologies Sydney, an Australian renewable energy company announced recently that it has begun construction on its state-of-the-art anaerobic digester facility that converts food waste...
Caffeine, catechins and phenols identified in tea
31-Jan-2002 - Levels of total phenols, catechins and caffeine in teas commonly consumed in the UK have been identified by scientists at the University of Leeds, UK....
Food industry urged to follow baking example on salt reduction
31-Jan-2002 - The UK Food Standards Agency was behind a nationwide initiative this week to urge people to reduce their salt intake. A host of events were...
GM ingredient analysis proves to be powerful in labelling inspection
31-Jan-2002 - A UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) study published this week confirms that scientific testing methods are now able to identify very small amounts of GM...
Patent for dairy starter culture delivery system
30-Jan-2002 - Danish food ingredients company Christian Hansen has received a new patent for a delivery system for the introduction of a starter culture directly into a...
Alcohol ups breast cancer risk
30-Jan-2002 - Although alcohol may play a considerable role in increasing the risk of breast cancer, the 'western' diet does not appear to have any negative impact,...
PUFAs soothe intestinal damage
30-Jan-2002 - Intestinal damage and inflammation caused by ulcerative colitis could be eased by long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), Spanish researchers report recently. Writing in the...
Alcohol to lower dementia risk
28-Jan-2002 - Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can help lower the chances of developing dementia, Dutch scientists said on Friday. Whether it is wine, beer or whisky,...
Scotland tackles drink problem
28-Jan-2002 - An action plan has been drawn up to tackle Scotland's culture of binge drinking, a culture which is being blamed for damaging the country's future,...
Synthetic antioxidant to combat diabetes
28-Jan-2002 - A synthetic antioxidant that can delay and prevent the onset of autoimmune diabetes in mice could be a useful tool against diabetes , scientists report...
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