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Stickers and a smartphone for easy nitrite detection on foods

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Nitrates and nitrites give processed meats their characteristic pink colour and robust flavour. Although many consumers want to limit consumption of these preservatives because the substances can form potentially cancer-causing compounds, knowing how much is in food has been difficult to determine. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a colour-changing film that consumers can stick onto foods and easily analyse nitrite levels by snapping a … [Read more...] about Stickers and a smartphone for easy nitrite detection on foods

Now open for entries: Fi Europe Innovation Awards with new category

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Amsterdam/Netherlands: Entries for the renowned Fi Europe Innovation awards are now open, and applications can be submitted online until 7 October. The majority of the awards are only open to Fi Europe exhibitors but, this year, a brand new category “Food Training & Education” has been added, which is open to non-exhibitors.   The new “Food Training & Education Award” will acknowledge an association, organisation, or company that has made an outstanding contribution to … [Read more...] about Now open for entries: Fi Europe Innovation Awards with new category

New technologies can help people make sustainable dietary decisions

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Blockchain-backed app provides information about food impacts and combined customer choice Aalto researchers have developed and tested a pilot app to help consumers evaluate their food choices. The study is part of the EU-ATARCA project which aims to create and promote ‘anti-rival tokens’, a blockchain-based technology that encourages the sharing of digital goods. Though consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental and health impacts of their food choices, many people are … [Read more...] about New technologies can help people make sustainable dietary decisions