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Thursday, 24 April 2008

A new study by the University of NorthUmbria will assess how healthy eating affects behavior and academic performance of children in primary classes. Students from eight elementary schools in North Tyneside, England will experience during 12 months four options as part of a balanced diet, to assess the benefits of this mode of food.  This study is a response to growing concern about the rise of obesity and the effects of a diet rich in sodas and fatty foods. The results could provide new arguments to the supporters of withdrawal of fatty foods and sugary drinks in schools.  A new revolutionary packaging film could draw a line under certain agents food-borne pathogens. According to Tony Jin, the Department of Agriculture USA, Listeria will no longer be a problem if food is wrapped in the new film based biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA), composed of residues from corn and various materials renewable.      Researchers from the Academy of Technological Voronezh State have developed an "electronic nose" that can easily distinguish the smell of natural fruit from that of artificial flavourings, and control the freshness of dairy products. Its detection system very efficient based on piezoelectric sensors. A computer and special software allow him to memorize and recognize the different aromas.    Arkema, actor chemistry World, a new solution that respects the environment for detergent formulations for the hygiene and cleaning in the food industry.Making this new solution, alternative to phosphoric acid, allowing manufacturers to reduce discharges of phosphorus in wastewater.    More than 60% of vegetables and 80% of fruits purchased in Germany are imported. At the exhibition opens Fruit Logistical 2008, Jorgen Boruszewski, president of the German Association of trade in fruits (DFHV), said that his federation gives priority to the safety and quality of products, and the sustainability and social responsibility of production. The association has established its own code of conduct for suppliers, with social and environmental requirements applied to crops of fruit and vegetables. This includes minimum standards for working time, safety and various other aspects. Currently, over 90% of fruits and vegetables consumed in Germany are subject to the standards Global GAP (formerly Europe Gap). Health & Safety The British organization to support organic farming Soil Association has presented the results of a recent government survey, which shows that farming Bio laying hens are less widely contaminated with salmonella that battery farms. Researchers at Ohio (USA) claim to have developed a method to accelerate the detection of bacterial contamination. The use of magnetic Nan particles could play a major role in detecting or elimination of the bacteria E. coli, anthrax and other pathogens, according to scientists. They have developed magnetic Nan particles glycol (MGNP), compounds unique combination of magnetic Nan particles and sugars. From Biphenyl A (BPA), considered an endocrine disruptor, regularly migrates in the infant milk from coating pots in contact with the product. According to new research published by an organization to protect the U.S. environment, the chemical would present in milk quantities dangerous to the health of children. Respect for the cold chain is important, particularly in the food chain to ensure product quality. Cookies proposed RTC Technologies have the particularity to indicate a combination of time in excess of the rupture of the cold chain. That is to say they report all overflows with rising temperature taking into account the accumulation time limits.To meet customer requirements in terms of microbiological quality, manufacturers are often forced to apply to raw materials processing débactérisation. Plants, herbs, spices, grains are mainly concerned, but the treatment can also be applied to finished products. Requirements: efficiency, ease of implementation, economics, preservation organoleptic qualities of the product ... and also a good consumer perception. After almost dropping out of ionization in recent years have seen the emergence and use of new technologies: thermal treatment, pulsed light, supercritical CO2, pulsed electric fields, microwave ... The British agency Campden Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA) has announced the launch of a three-year project aimed at testing the safety of cheeses made from unpasteurized milk costs. The study, funded by the Agency British food security (FSA), will focus on the effects of pathogenic strains of Mycobacterium bovis and Escherichia coli in unpasteurized milk composition of the cheeses. The Spanish Centre for Research and Technological Development of agri-food sector Ainia part in a European project to develop an innovative tracking system that will act more quickly in case of alerts relating to food safety. In recent years, traceability in the food sector has been much work in Europe, particularly in the wake of recent food crises.

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