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barbecues may see a healthier sausage this summer as spanish scientists show that pork fat may be replaced by emulsified olive oil without changing the taste of the hot dog. an olive oil-in-water emulsion was found to partially replace pork back without changing the colour or taste of the frankfurter, and reduce levels of saturated fats and boost mono-unsaturated fat levels, according to results published in food research international.

the eu has agreed to match almost £1m funding raised by the uk organic sector to promote the benefits of organic food and farming to consumers over the next three years. the organic sector launched a campaign to draw pledges from organic groups and enterprises in the uk two years ago. the eu operates an annual scheme to match pledges from member states to promote the advantages of agricultural products hailing from the eu, and especially those with strong arguments for quality, hygiene, food safety, nutrition, labelling, animal welfare or environment-friendliness of their production.

recently floated chr hansen has reported 11 percent growth in revenue for the first three quarters of 2009/10, with increased across all three of its business divisions. chr hansen made its initial public offering on copenhagen’s nasdaq omx at the beginning of june, a move billed as heralding the next stage in chr hansen’s story, and will facilitate both organic growth and targeted bolt-on acquisitions.

hans tromp has been appointed as associate professor of colloid chemistry at utrecht university, a role he will conduct alongside project management work at nizo food research. dr tromp took up his new role yesterday. “nizo is intensively involved in academic research and with networks of academic scientists,” said ad juriaanse, ceo of nizo food research. “the associate professorship of hans tromp strengthens nizo’s position as a provider of applicable knowledge and fresh ideas based on new scientific knowledge.

extract of bitter melon appears to block growth and induce death of cancerous cells, according to a study conducted by researchers from the university of colorado and saint louis university, and published in the journal cancer research.\"our findings suggest that bitter melon extract modulates several signal transduction pathways, which induces breast cancer cell death,\" said lead researcher ratna b.

a recent italian study has found that women who eat diets rich in high-glycemic carbohydrates double their risk of developing coronary heart disease. published in the journal archives of internal medicine, the study confirms what many already know concerning high-glycemic foods and heart disease risk.high-glycemic carbohydrates are things like refined breads and pizza doughs, bleached rice, and refined sugars, which common sense indicates are bad for health anyway.

acrylamide reductions in bread of up to 90 per cent have been claimed in initial test results announced this week for a proprietary yeast product from phyterra yeast, a division of canadian firm, functional technologies corporation. and the yeast producer said that additional tests demonstrated that dough inoculated with its acryleast showed that a 99 per cent reduction in asparagine - the main precursor to acrylamide – after three hours, compared to an 18.

ecolab and dupont have said their new non-food contact anti-microbial coating for processors will reduce the risk of contamination from mould and a range of pathogenic bacteria on a wide range of surfaces for up to 30 days. the new antimicrobial film is designed to boost environmental hygiene on non-food contact surfaces when used together with a cleaning and sanitising program, an ecolab spokesman told foodproductiondaily.

a recent gfk roper “gut check” survey*, sponsored by align, showed some common misconceptions about the digestive system. the u.s. national online survey was conducted to find out how people feel about their digestive system and what actions they take to keep it functioning normally. survey results also revealed that approximately one in four survey participants experience occasional digestive upsets and of those, one in five have been told that these disruptive upsets are caused by their attitude or emotions.

for the first time in the royal queensland wine show’s 133 year history a trophy for the best gold medal winning queensland wine made and produced in queensland by a queensland winery has been awarded to ballandean estate wines gen 3 shiraz 2007 at the 2010 royal queensland wine & food show awards dinner, attended the governor of queensland her excellency ms penelope wensley ao.the first gen 3 shiraz was made in secret as a surprise to honour angelo and mary puglisi, the third generation owners of ballandean estate wines, as they celebrated the winery’s 75th anniversary in 2006.