WACKER presents Innovation Award for novel manufacturing process for cysteine

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, has conferred the 2022 Alexander Wacker Innovation Award on an in-house Spanish-German team for developing and launching a novel and far more efficient fermentation process for producing L-cysteine. The team, consisting of Johanna Koch, Annemarie Reutter-Maier, Rupert Pfaller, and Mario Arcos Rodriguez, managed to intensify the natural fermentation power of […]

CGIAR and the Linux Foundation partner to unlock agricultural field data at global scale

CGIAR and the Linux Foundation have formed a research partnership to develop a standard way of sharing data about agricultural fields at scale, which could deliver global benefits, including for the estimated 500 million smallholder farmers that produce about a third of the world’s food.

$25 million MU grant to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices

In recent years, floods, droughts and other severe weather have significantly impacted farmers throughout the United States. In an effort to help farmers adapt to the changing climate, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the University of Missouri $25 million – the largest federal research, education and extension grant ever awarded to […]

Advanced profiling of food volatiles by GC×GC-qMS: a comparative analysis of roasted hazelnuts from different origins

Introduction GC×GC combines an unmatched separation power with the capacity to generate highly ordered, structure- related patterns that help classification based on the analytes distribution in the 2D space. These features make GC×GC an excellent technique for the exhaustive characterization of complex samples such as those encountered in the food industry. The high level of […]

LEROMA opens doors for ingredients suppliers and buyers

Startup provides industry-first seachable database of food ingredients and novel surplus exchange to reduce food waste.

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Nutri-Score front-of-pack label not enough if it fails to reduce ultra-processed food consumption

Italian study analyses combined health impact of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack labelling system and the degree of food processing according to NOVA

UK Government delays high-fat food regulations

Researchers argue that a delay by the UK Government to restrict promotions on foods High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) this October is a “step back” in combating rising obesity levels, according to a new perspective in Obesity, The Obesity Society’s (TOS) flagship journal.

Sports nutrition industry challenges proposed food labelling legislation in the EU

Proposed mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling legislation in the EU will be detrimental to the sport nutrition industry. Dr Adam Carey, Chairperson of the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance, looks at the regulatory options and discusses reasons why the sport nutrition industry should be exempt from the proposed food labelling laws.

Building sustainability throughout the farm to fork value chain

Globally, consumers demand greater transparency and a closer connection to the food and beverages they consume. Beyond nutrition facts, they want to know about their food source, how it was processed and transported, and animal welfare. A host of environmental, health and ethical factors drive this need for increased supply chain visibility.