News tagged with food additive

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Pesticide additives cause drifting droplets, but can be controlled

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical additives that help agricultural pesticides adhere to their targets during spraying can lead to formation of smaller "satellite" droplets that cause those pesticides to drift into ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New antibiotic could make food safer and cows healthier

Food-borne diseases might soon have another warrior to contend with, thanks to a new molecule discovered by chemists at the University of Illinois. The new antibiotic, an analog of the widely used food preservative ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ingested nanoparticles could be harmful to health

(PhysOrg.com) -- Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Strategic research plan needed to help avoid potential risks of nanomaterials

Despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Without a coordinated ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Old recipe making a come back

Humans ate sourdough bread in ancient times and it's remained a traditional part of the diets in some countries and regions. Now Baltic scientists have reinvented this centuries-old technique for the needs of the food industry ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Coriander oil could tackle food poisoning and drug-resistant infections

Coriander oil has been shown to be toxic to a broad range of harmful bacteria. Its use in foods and in clinical agents could prevent food-borne illnesses and even treat antibiotic-resistant infections, according to the authors ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A greener path for the production of a vital chemical

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles of gold and palladium (Au-Pd) could lead to a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of producing benzyl benzoate, a chemical compound used widely in the food, pharmaceutical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Kidney disease patients: Eat your veggies, reward your kidneys

Phosphorous levels plummet in kidney disease patients who stick to a vegetarian diet, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results sugges ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US watchdog says caffeinated alcoholic drinks unsafe

The US food safety watchdog on Wednesday warned that drinks combining caffeine and alcohol are unsafe and illegal, and ordered companies that make them to remove them from shop shelves.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 42

Scientists develop technology to produce sugar from photosynthetic bacteria

Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Harvard Medical School have engineered photosynthetic bacteria to produce simple sugars and lactic acid. This innovation could lead ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists find hormone influences sensitivity to sweetness

A hormone that helps to regulate blood sugar levels may also influence a person's sensitivity to sweet-tasting foods, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. They found ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Top 15 chemical additives in your food

We don't just want our food to taste good these days: It also has to look good. As a result, food producers use any of 14,000 laboratory-made additives to make our food appear fresher, more attractive or last longer on the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (31) | comments 7

Consumer advocates find BPA in food packaging

A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled "BPA-free."

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Critter control, au natural

(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s surprising how much havoc the tiny termite can wreak. Each year infestations of these insects cause an estimated $30 billion in damage to buildings and crops nationwide. Historically, ...

Biology / Other

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

European REACH legislation for chemicals may require more animals and funds than estimated

The European Union's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical) legislation is intended as a comprehensive safety evaluation for commercial chemicals used in consumer products that are traded ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0