Food & Beverage
Laboratory managers agree that getting scientists to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in the laboratory is a daily struggle. After repeated violations for which the use of threats was ineffective, I decided a more creative approach was in order.
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The FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods, Mike Taylor, will deliver a major policy address that will focus on the core principle...
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An international team of researchers co-led by a University of Minnesota scientist has sequenced the genomes of two fungal...
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Consumers and regulatory agencies are expressing more and more interest in the true amount of sodium contained in food products. Sodium has traditionally been indirectly tested using a silver nitrate precipitation reaction.
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst on April 8 opened its new $5.6 million, state-of-the-art Clydesdale Center for Foods for Health & Wellness, with support from...
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A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food safety and reduced health risks...
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and CanolaInfo announced on March 25 the winner of the inaugural Heart-Healthy Product Development Competition at Wellness 11 held in Rosemont, Ill. The winning student team from the food...
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The Food Network, celebrity chefs, diet-related health issues and a heightened awareness of contemporary food movements (organic, local and sustainable) appears to be translating into more college students choosing to major in food science...
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Colorado State University, Cornell University, Purdue University and Silliker, Inc. to hold Fourth Annual Molecular Methods in Food Microbiology Symposium and Workshop SeriesAvailable on Demand
Using nano-scale materials, a University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist is developing a way to improve food safety by adding a thin anti-microbial layer to food-handling surfaces. Only tens of nanometers thick, it chemically...
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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) are joining forces to develop a sensory science and consumer research program at the schools campus located in downtown Harrisburg, Pa. The initiative includes creati
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Thermo's Global Food Safety Response Center in Dreieich is now monitoring the dioxin crisis in Germany where animal feed additives may have been tainted with industrial fats containing the toxic chemical.
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