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Americas: Researchers develop nontoxic antifreeze product from food additive
The sweet taste and smell of antifreeze tempts children and animals to drink the poisonous substance, resulting in thousands of accidental poisonings in the...
Asia Pacific: Low calorie rice is possible with fat, processing, say researchers
Scientists have developed a new, simple way to cook rice that could cut the number of calories absorbed by the body by more than...
Americas: Air Products present cold processing solutions at Seafood Expo
Air Products presented the 'Cold Zone' at Seafood Expo in Boston, US from March 15 to 17, 2015, showcasing its cryogenic food freezing and...
Americas: Seniors who eat dark chocolate found to have better stamina, say researchers
Eating dark chocolate could help improve energy levels, raise exercise stamina and improve other measures of heart health in sedentary older adults, according to...
World: Stevia gains regulatory approval as producers need consumer buy-in, says consultant
The global stevia market is projected to account for US$565.2 million of the overall sweetener market by 2020, registering a compound annual growth rate...
Europe: UK authority releases report in food viruses
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has published its extensive review of viruses in the food chain.
The report, which is...
Europe: Danish researchers find chemical cocktail effects in food
A recently completed, four-year research project on cocktail effects in foods, led by the National Food Institute, has established that when two or more...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, partners craft yeast starter cultures to ferment cocoa
The Barry Callebaut Group and its partners have improved the process of cocoa fermentation.
Researchers from the company, VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and KU...
World: Asia consumed 37% of global release liner in 2014, says report
The estimated global volume consumption of release liner was 43,984 million sqm in 2014, according to AWA Alexander Watson Associates’ Global Release Liner Market...
World: Consumers favor healthy, natural products, finds global study
A healthy diet is a major concern for consumers worldwide.
When asked about the role of food in their life, 66% of Europeans, Asians, Americans...