Polymer opal films shed light on spoiled foods
New polymer opal films use nanotechnology to change colour, a quality that can be used to indicate when foods have become spoiled, say scientists.
Archives for July 23, 2007
Water vending machine uses RFID to track bottles
Healthy, environmentally friendly and delivered in a minimum time period - a new water vending machine uses radio frequency identification (RFID) to hit all the market trends.
Boel pushes wine reforms in Europe
Mariann Fischer Boel is on a tour of the EU to push controversial changes to the way wine makers are subsidised in the bloc.
Soft drinks - heart disease study sparks reaction
Drinking more than one soft drink a day is associated with a 50 per cent increased risk in metabolic syndrome, says a new study from the US.
Parmalat reaches settlement - supposedly
A US federal judge last week approved a $50m partial settlement in a lawsuit over dairy firm Parmalat's bankruptcy, according to Reuters.
Cargill expands cocoa business in Ghana
Agricultural firm Cargill has started construction of a new cocoa processing facility in Ghana, in an expansion move designed to meet increasing global demand for cocoa products.
EC to approve starch-rich GM potato
The European Commission has announced that it will approve BASF's Amflora genetically modified potato to be grown in Europe, the first authorisation for the growing of a GM crop in Europe since 1998.
Pie factory moves in bid to keep Melton Mowbray name
Pending EU recognition of the Melton Mowbray pie as a protected food has led to a relocation of a major UK manufacturing plant to the designated region.