Tasmania’s state government will not change state laws on processed hemp to bring them into line with those across the rest of Australia.
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US army invents sandwich still fresh for 3 years
A new invention by the US military brings a whole new meaning to ‘feeding an entire army.’
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Australian food analyser could help counteract bowel cancer
Australian researchers have developed and manufactured a world-first analyser, which will be used to help create a new breed of healthier starches and other ingredients for inclusion in processed foods.
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Jerky instead of a cup of coffee? US scientists developing energy jerky
In one of the stranger concoctions of food combinations, US military scientist have reportedly developed caffeinated jerky, which contains the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.
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Scientists develop GM rice to replace human blood
Chinese scientists have come up with a way to make up the undersupply of bloody donations; by genetically modifying grains of rice to produce a key component of human blood.
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GM ban holding us back : SA business group
A South Australian business group has called for the ban on GM crops to be lifted for the sake of the food industry.
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The 6 scariest things about modern food
Wood in your muffin? Mince infused with Ammonia? Entirely fake blueberries in your healthy breakfast option?
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$10 million to increase E. Coli testing in the US
The announcement in the United States that six additional strains of E. coli bacteria will be declared as adulterants in ground beef could ultimately cost up to $10 million per year.
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Women want simpler healthy eating options, but admit they overcomplicate things
Research has shown over a third of women think their lives are too complicated and almost 40 per cent want eating healthy to be simpler
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100 per cent organic dairy farm in VIC
A Victorian farmer is fast realising his goal to become the first organic A2 dairy farm in Australia.
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Greenpeace activists damage to crops “in the order of $300 000”
The debate over genetically modified food has always attracted controversy, with scientists facing intense opposition from protestors.
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Scientists outraged over GM crop sabotage
CSIRO scientists responded with anger after Greenpeace activists broke into the groups plantation and destroyed half a hectare of GM wheat grain trials.
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AIFST welcomes new president Jo Davey
The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology is pleased to announce the election of Mrs Jo Davey as President of the Institute.
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Greenpeace breaks into CSIRO wheat farm
Greenpeace protestors have broken into a CSIRO genetically modified wheat farm outside Canberra this morning.
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Nestlé partners with UK researchers to find food, gene links
Nestlé has partnered with a UK university to investigate how changes to diet and exercise may affect human gene expression and health over time – an area also known as nutrigenomics.
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Reactivating an egg’s natural defenses
The moment an egg is laid, its natural resistance to pathogens reduces and with the lowered resistance, comes a greater risk from bacteria such as salmonella. However, a Purdue University scientist believes he has discovered a way to reactivate an eggs defenses.
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Cloned cow produces human milk
Argentinean scientists have created the first transgenic cow that produces human milk.
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Pfizer suspends animal drug after arsenic found in chickens
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has announced it will suspend the sale of an animal drug used by poultry producers in the US after traces of arsenic were found in treated chickens.
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Fast food healthy options, a flop: Study
Offering healthy options at fast food outlets does not influence consumers to eat healthy, a new study shows.
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Nestlé Health Science acquires US gastrointestinal diagnostics company
Nestlé has acquired a US gastrointestinal diagnostics company for its Health Science division. The San Diego-based company, Prometheus Laboratories Inc, focuses on conditions such as inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
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