Allergy-free eggs for use in consumption and vaccines are being developed by Australian scientists and could be available within the next decade.
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Salt-tolerant durum wheat could ensure food security
A new type of durum wheat that can tolerate salty soil has been developed by Australian scientists, in a discovery they could help reduce world food shortages.
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More sex, healthier colonies: how queen bees’ promiscuity benefits the hive
Bringing a whole new meaning to being a busy little bee, scientists have discovered that the more promiscuous a queen bee, the better the hive’s honey.
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Coke, Pepsi changing ingredients to avoid cancer warnings on products
Coca-cola and Pepsi are being forced to alter the way they make the caramel colouring that is added to their soft drinks in the US.
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Mariner buys stake in Capilano honey
Mariner Corporation Limited has purchased a 12.65 per cent stake of Australian honey producer Capilano.
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School lunches still contain “pink slime” in US
Despite major fast food retailers banning the use of “pink slime” in its foods, the additive will still be used in cafeterias across the United States.
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Aussie kids think yoghurt grows on trees: better education needed
If anyone needed further proof that Aussie children need better education on farming, new research showing many think yoghurt is grown on trees and socks come from animals should prove the point.
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Communicating their way: obesity message delivered to teens via web
An Australian research organisation is tapping into mobile and internet technology, in an attempt to reach teenagers with the anti-obesity message.
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Is everyone intolerant to gluten?
Do you have a gluten intolerance? Well, join the club: but make sure there’s are not wheat products in the share plate you bring.
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Sugar industry join forces on research and development
Sugar industry bodies will collaborate on a research and development model to create a single and sustainable organisation with a larger research pool.
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Coles removes artificial colours and additives from private label products
Coles has announced it will stop using artificial colours and additives in all its private label products.
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What the global food supply will look like in 2021
There are just four possibilities for the future of the world’s food supply, according to US experts: growth, collapse, constraint or transformation. Whichever way it is, the future looks pretty bleak.
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Solving obesity could be in the genes
The key to solving the obesity crisis could be eliminating certain genes which make people more likely to crave junk food and be overweight.
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Regulate “low fat,” “high calcium” food claims: FSANZ calls for submissions on standard
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) wants tougher regulation on food company’s abilities to use claims including “low fat,” “good source of calcium” or “low salt” in their advertising.
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Brain doesn’t register salt for 20 seconds: research creating healthier crisps
A study by UK scientists has uncovered a way to make potato crisps with substantially less sodium.
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Food of the future: mass produced chickens without brains
Chickens without their brains could be mass produced for human consumption, if a system developed by a British architecture student takes off.
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Food of the future: mass produced chickens without brains
Chickens without their brains could be mass produced for human consumption, if a system developed by a British architecture student takes off.
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Food of the future: mass produced chickens without brains
Chickens without their brains could be mass produced for human consumption, if a system developed by a British architecture student takes off.
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The future of food: algae, insects and lab-grown meat
How can we feed the 2.5 billion more people - an extra China and India - likely to be alive in 2050?
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Little backlash over GM bananas
The banana industry has managed to avoid the public backlash against genetically modified (GM) food.
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