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Americas: Bioplastics from eggshell nanoparticles
Adding tiny shards of eggshell to bioplastic could create a first-of-its-kind biodegradable packaging material that bends but does not easily break, according to researchers...
Europe: £81.6M Quadram Institute for food and health research
Norwich Research Park will house the Quadram Institute, a centre for food and health research.
Building of a new £81.6 million (US$116.23 million) facility to...
Europe: Probiotic shown to protect against pathogen infection in the gut
A collaborative study by researchers on the Norwich Research Park has indicated how certain probiotic bacteria can help reduce infection by pathogenic E. coli.
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Europe: People need to consume for selenium to boost immunity, say...
A more thorough evaluation of selenium supplementation is needed, to better understand its benefits to our immune system, and the risks, according to a...
Europe: Tool for estimating vulnerability to food fraud
Wageningen University, RIKILT Wageningen UR and VU Amsterdam have launched the Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment tool (FFVA) for companies to approximate their vulnerability to...
Americas: Nutrient slowed cancer cell growth in early-stage breast cancer
One of the first clinical studies to look at the effect of sulforaphane on breast tissues of women diagnosed with breast cancer showed that...
Europe: Portable system created to detect pathogens onsite
In collaboration with academia and industry, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Nanotech have developed a new portable lab-on-a-chip platform suitable for...
Europe: Research finds the elderly feel helpless with retail packaging
Packaging on supermarket goods can leave ‘older’ consumers feeling powerless and vulnerable, according to a study carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
Issues such...
Europe: Researchers deliver green plastics for food packaging
EU-funded researchers have adapted two biodegradable plastics made from crop waste for use as food packaging.
Most plastics currently used to package food are made...
Europe: Vegetables fried in EVOO increases antioxidant profile, says researcher
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have proven that frying in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is the cooking method that increases the...