French-based technology group BioMérieux is developing gene chips
that can be used to ensure food safety and enhance traceability.
The company, which is set to launch the product next month, is
keeping tight-lipped about the product,...
Tekes, the national technology agency in Finland, is currently
funding an investigation into the use of rare sugar components -
previously deemed as unimportant by-products - as a useful raw
material in food and pharmaceutical industries.
Around €17.5 billion is to be poured into food-related research as
the European Commission announces initial investment in the first
year of the EU 6th Research Framework Programme (FP6).
Funds topping €17,5 billion will be poured into food-related
research as the European Commission announces first slice of
investment in the first year of the EU 6th Research Framework
Programme (FP6).
Could enzymatic changes in complex carbohydrates improve the
nutrient content of food and animal feed? European researchers
suggests their findings will not only benefit processing
technologies but also improve the quality of a variety...
With the aim of improving scientific understanding in the European
Union, in November this year Brussels witnessed the launch of one
of the biggest research programmes in the world - the Sixth
Framework Programme (FP6). A slice of...
The American Association of Cereal Chemists, a group that evolved
out of the need to create standardised methodology for the cereal
grains industry, is to expand to include the growing field of
pulses/legumes.
Natunola Health and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are to market
their flaxseed de-hulling and processing technology worldwide
following a new licensing agreement. The technology, which was
developed jointly by the two organisations,...
Dutch ingredients company DSM this week announced the completion of
important research to determine the complete DNA sequence of a key
production organism, the fungus Aspergillus niger.
An industrial chemical found in antifreeze, de-icing fluids, and
liquid detergents could soon stand alongside animal feeds,
sweeteners and cooking oil.
Scientists announced this week that they are developing an edible
vaccine that could stop the E. coli bacteria where it starts - in
cattle and other...
