This month’s FutureFood 2050 series explores alternatives to standard meat proteins, such as lab-grown meat and protein from bugs, which may play an important role in global efforts to sustainably feed a growing population. FutureFood 2050 is an initiative supported by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) that addresses how to feed the world’s expected population of 9+ billion by 2050.

New study sheds light on nutrition, land use and water security dimensions of food imports and exports.

Vivian Wu, a professor of microbiology and food safety in the School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Food Safety Magazine about her latest research on food-borne pathogens

Find may answer the question: why was the wine of the Negev so renowned in the Byzantine Empire?

For the general public, the concern over food fraud revolves around headline-grabbing examples, such as melamine—an organic compound used in plastics—appearing in infant formula from China in 2008 and beef replaced with horsemeat in the UK in 2013. 

Scientific equipment being used in the kitchen is not a new trend, but such equipment designed from the ground up for culinary use is a fairly recent development.

As part of its ongoing commitment to offering solutions for pressing food fraud issues, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) submitted written comments on how to most effectively implement the recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud.

Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs.

University of Manchester researchers have led a study to define allergen levels in food which can trigger allergic reactions which will help to make allergen warning labels more effective.

When you pick up a pound of meat from the grocery store, have you noticed the label indicating where the meat originated? According to new research, most shoppers have no idea the label exists — but that little label is causing a big stir among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Sensitive toxicity test used sugars in doses like what we eat.

ORNL work with scientists funded by The American Chestnut Foundation confirms increased blight-resistance of former forest giant.