Despite acknowledgement of the negative environmental impact of discarded gum, impacts on health have largely gone unreported. Here, Cuong Cao from Queen’s University Belfast and founder of Nuud Keir Carnie relay startling study results quantifying the levels of microplastics leached into the body from these polymer gums, highlighting the need for urgent regulatory reform. Few …
NIZO and the University of Twente have launched a Gut–Brain Axis on Chip that tracks how nutrients affect brain function, offering food innovators an animal-free testing solution. The Gut-Brain Axis on Chip. Credit: University of Twente Dutch food research organization NIZO and the University of Twente have entered a strategic partnership to commercialise the Gut–Brain …
Nestlé and global researchers have created a 96-variety cocoa collection covering 95 percent of worldwide genetic diversity to strengthen future of chocolate production. Nestlé scientists have helped map the world’s cocoa diversity, creating a gene collection that could secure the long-term future of chocolate production. The new “core collection” of 96 varieties represents more than …
Barilla has opened a major food innovation centre in Parma to accelerate research, technology and global product development across pasta, sauces and bakery. Barilla has opened a €20 million food innovation centre in Parma to develop the next generation of pasta, sauces and bakery products, in what the company describes as its most significant investment …
The debated topic of what to do with mouldy jam was ignited following an off-hand remark from UK Prime Minister Theresa May several years ago. Finding a surprising lack of research on the matter, Alexandra Schamann and Rudolf Krska now share findings from a recent Austrian study that sheds light on the quandary. In 2019, …
Food industry shockwaves generated by the Xinjiang-region tomato exposé last year have been significant; but Professor Chris Elliott has wider concerns that no one is talking about… Xinjiang tomatoes: a once booming crop now at the centre of a global supply chain scandal. Few food-industry stories in recent years have generated as much heat or …
Uber Eats partners with Starship to launch autonomous delivery robots in the UK, offering faster, low-cost food delivery through next-generation AI technology. Uber Eats will begin deploying autonomous sidewalk robots for food delivery from December, following a new global partnership with Starship Technologies. The collaboration will start in Leeds, UK, before rolling out to multiple …
Tate & Lyle partners with French cooperatives and Regrow Ag to expand regenerative agriculture programme and create a climate-resilient corn supply chain. Credit: Maïsadour Cooperative Group Tate & Lyle has expanded its regenerative agriculture programme into France, partnering with major cooperatives to help corn growers cut emissions, protect soil health and strengthen crop resilience across the …
Nestlé has announced a £28 million upgrade to its Dalston factory, boosting instant coffee production capacity, sustainability and workplace efficiency. Nestlé is investing £28m in its Dalston factory in Cumbria, home of Nescafé Frothy Coffee, in a move the company says will modernise instant coffee production, increase capacity and strengthen its long-term manufacturing base. We …
A major three-paper Lancet Series warns that rising ultra-processed food consumption is damaging global health and calls for coordinated worldwide regulation and reform. A worldwide surge in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption poses a global health threat, demanding immediate policy reform, according to a three-paper Series in The Lancet authored by 43 international experts. The growing …