Book review: Nutrigenomics and Proteomics in Health and Disease

Book review
Yoshinori Mine et al.
Pub. by Wiley-Blackwell 2009, e183.40

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ProSweets

Prosweets

January 28-31, 2018
Cologne, Germany

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Foodomics

Foodomics

January 10-12, 2018 Cesena, Italy

WACKER

Food Ingredients Europe 2019: WACKER Presents Solutions for Vegan Food

No eggs, no milk, no meat no more and more people are forgoing animal ingredients. Current market studies confirm that the number of people adhering to a vegan diet is continuously rising worldwide. This trend is particularly pronounced among young people.

Brexit

The UK has left the EU

If your business deals in food, or animal feed, your responsibility to make sure it is safe will continue to be requirement of law after 31 January 2020. On that date, the UK left the EU and entered into a transition period until the end of 2020.

Tetra pak

Tetra Pak research study reveals the convergence of environment and health is growing, and the Food and Beverage Industry is first to see this trend

Tetra Pak today reveals the findings from a global research study in partnership with Ipsos1 on the two most pressing consumer demands: the environment and health. They have historically been seen, and communicated, as separate areas: however they are increasingly converging, creating pivotal opportunities for food and beverage (F&B) brands in how they market their […]

Book review: Industrial Chocolate Manufacture and Use

Chocolate manufacture
Chocolate manufacture
Ed by Steve T. Beckett, pub. by Wiley-Blackwell 2008, 720pp,e181.30
Since the third edition of this standard work was published in 1999, there has been a significant increase in the amount of chocolate manufactured worldwide.

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Bagging and conveying systems

robagFXIS 3ci series
The tna robagFXIS 3ci series for polyethylene (PE) packaging is the latest addition to the revolutionary vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) tna robag range and is designed with performance, simplicity and flexibility in mind. The new range features the world’s first rotary impulse sealing jaws system for the efficient packaging of ready to eat fruit and fresh vegetables at bagging speeds of up to 150bpm with consistent quality.

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Automated protein association and aggregation system

There are numerous methods for detecting protein interactions and aggregation kinetics, each varying in sensitivity and specificity. Composition-Gradient Multi-Angle Light Scattering (CG-MALS) is an ideal means for measuring proteins in their natural solution: protein samples need not be tagged, immobilised on a surface, or otherwise modified from their natural state.

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Anthocyanins for improving eye function

Anthocyanins for improving eye function. The anthocyanins and bioflavinoids present in many blue and purple coloured berries, such as bilberries and blackberries, are known to have beneficial effects in improving night vision by stimulating the production of rhodopsine, which increases blood circulation in capillary vessels.

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