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Toshiba claims pathogen detection in less than 2 hours
Toshiba and Kawasaki City have developed DNA chip technology that they claim can simultaneously test 14 foodborne pathogens in less than 90 minutes.
Archives for March 30, 2015
Rexam jumps on ‘fantastic’ opportunity for beverage cans in India
The beverage can remains a ‘novel’ form of packaging in India, according to manufacturer Rexam. But having seen a 72% increase in sales volume in 2014, the company predicts the packaging will become much more popular.
Australia
Wealth and health: Better-off parents prefer clean-label food
Household wealth plays a big part in determining the healthiness of the food kids are eating, the latest health attitude and food consumption data from Roy Morgan Research shows.
Australia
Study: High-cholesterol diet increases spread of prostate cancer
University of Queensland research has shown that a high-cholesterol diet increases the spread of prostate cancer tumours to lymph nodes, lungs and bones.
Dispatches from Anuga FoodTec 2015
Heat and Control awaits go-ahead for India mega plant
Heat and Control plans to open a large-scale manufacturing facility in India to serve a rapidly growing snacks market and bolster business in the country, its sales head says.