Archives for August 3, 2010

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Lifecycle analysis gives basis for comparison

Assessing the environmental impacts of an ingredient in processes throughout its lifecycle can provide a good basis for comparison with competing technologies, says DSM. But there is a need to communicate impacts in understandable terms.

Brain signal explanation to obesity tendency: Rat study

By Jess Halliday

Researchers from Yale have reported that rats bred to be obesity-vulnerable had sluggish neuron activity indicating satiety, a finding which, if it holds for humans, could explain why some people put on weight and find it hard to lose.

Almond growers given go-ahead to challenge pasteurization law

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A federal appeals court has ruled that organic almond growers can challenge a law requiring mandatory pasteurization of almonds intended to reduce risk of salmonella contamination, overturning a previous decision.

Competition and collaboration in the stevia industry

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Representatives of stevia suppliers PureCircle, GLG Life Tech and Blue California spoke with FoodNavigator-USA.com at IFT about areas in which members of the stevia industry can work together - even as competing companies.

TNO to explore meat alternatives and oils from algae

By Jess Halliday

TNO has teamed up with industrial algae producer Ingrepro Renewables for a two year research project investigating the extraction of proteins, healthy oils, and possible carbohydrates from algae.

DuPont and USDA team up to tackle emerging food safety threat

By Rory Harrington

A new joint project between DuPont Qualicon and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) aims to develop testing to detect hard-to-identify strains of E.coli that are not regulated and have been causing increasing instances of food contamination.