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Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products

The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.

By Staff Reporter

A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients

A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State.
One in 5 kids with food allergies treated in emergency department in past year

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues estimate that nearly 8 percent of U.S. children (about 5.6 million) have food allergies, with nearly 40 percent allergic to more than one food. These findings were based on their latest national food allergy prevalence survey, which assessed over 38,000 children.
3,500-year-old pumpkin spice? Archaeologists find the earliest use of nutmeg as a food

As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new study published in the journal Asian Perspectives describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient.
Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment

Many foods produced on an industrial scale include raw ingredients mixed together in enormous stainless steel machines that can be difficult to clean. With repeated use, equipment surfaces get minute scratches and grooves, providing bacteria and biofilms the perfect place to hide.
Safest way to dine out for those with food allergies is using up to 15 strategies

People with food allergies know eating at a restaurant means using multiple strategies to make sure your order doesn't contain something that could send you to the hospital with anaphylaxis - a severe life-threatening reaction.
Software aims to reduce food waste by helping those in need

AMES, Iowa - Sugam Sharma remembers as a child listening to his parents talk about hunger. While his family always had enough to eat, hunger was prevalent and something he regularly witnessed growing up and as a young adult in India.
Women who eat fast food take longer to become pregnant

Women who eat fast food take longer to become pregnant Women who eat less fruit and more fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study by researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute.
Study: Predicted environmental changes could significantly reduce global production of vegetables

Study: Predicted environmental changes could significantly reduce global production of vegetables The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), is the first systematically to examine the extent to which projected changes such as increases in temperature and reduced water availability could affect the production and nutritional quality of common crops such as tomatoes, leafy vegetables and pulses.
Study: Mangos help promote gut health

Study: Mangos help promote gut health Next time you suffer from constipation, you may want to consider grabbing a mango instead of reaching for a fiber supplement, suggests a new Texas A & M University pilot study published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
Want to optimize your caffeine level? Army researchers made an app for that

Want to optimize your caffeine level? Army researchers made an app for that It's 9 a. m. and you're facing a dilemma: should I have a second cup of coffee? Caffeine spurs the central nervous system, making a person feel more awake, alert, and prepared to withstand the barrage of work meetings.
Radish cover crop traps nitrogen; mystery follows

Radish cover crop traps nitrogen; mystery follows When you think of a radish, you may think of the small, round, crunchy, red-and-white vegetable that is sliced into salads.
Study: Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security

Study: Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products

Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.
Rice becomes less nutritious as CO2 levels rise

Rice becomes less nutritious as CO2 levels rise Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reduce the nutritional value of rice, according to an international research team that analyzed rice samples from field experiments started by a University of Tokyo professor.