http://news.ifr.ac.uk Latest news and views from the Institute of Food Research Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 IFRNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/26eDxsFtbrU/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/botulinum-mining/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:26 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3430 The toxin that causes botulism is the most potent that we know of. Eating an amount of toxin just 1000th the weight of a grain of salt can be fatal, which is why so much effort has been put into keeping Clostridium botulinum, which produces the toxin, out of our food. The Institute of Food [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/botulinum-mining/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/botulinum-mining/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/Rji_O8Lp6ag/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/benchtop-nmr-breakthrough/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:32:31 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3400 In a world first, scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) on the Norwich Research Park have been test-driving a prototype instrument that promises to revolutionise access to a potent laboratory analysis technique called NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance). The instrument was developed by Oxford Instruments, an award winning producer of scientific measuring equipment, who breathed [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/benchtop-nmr-breakthrough/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/05/benchtop-nmr-breakthrough/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/1EqzOMLO4EQ/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/uk-ireland_summit/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:47:25 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3359 Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland in partnership with the Institute of Food Research are hosting the first UK-Ireland Food Business Innovation Summit on Wednesday 29th May, at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The summit is a one day conference bringing together leading UK and Irish food company executives and retailers, along with policy [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/uk-ireland_summit/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/uk-ireland_summit/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/E6sH-tdHxaM/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/contact-killing-of-salmonella/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:41:22 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3307 Our gut is home to trillions of bacteria, numbering more than the cells in the rest of our body, and these bacteria help us to digest our food, absorb nutrients and strengthen our immune system. This complex bacterial ecosystem, called the gut microbiota, also helps to prevent bad bacteria from colonising our bodies and making [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/contact-killing-of-salmonella/feed/ 3 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/contact-killing-of-salmonella/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/yEYedenOaVE/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/glycocode-mining/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:15:39 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3263 A new technique based on atomic force microscopy was developed at the Institute of Food Research to help ‘read’ information encoded in the gut lining. The lining of our gut is an important barrier between the outside world and our bodies. Laid out, the gut lining would cover the area of a football pitch. It [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/glycocode-mining/feed/ 3 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/glycocode-mining/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/cjmIV0CWhKg/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/beneforte-new-phytologist/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:30:45 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3249 Field trials and genetic studies have shown that a new variety of broccoli reliably yields higher levels of a health-promoting compound. Broccoli contains a compound called glucoraphanin, which has been shown to promote health by maintaining cardiovascular health and a reduction in the risk of cancer. A long term breeding programme to increase glucoraphanin levels [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/beneforte-new-phytologist/feed/ 1 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/beneforte-new-phytologist/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/AzQdiyDupEY/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/ifst_highlights/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:23:48 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3239 Securing the future supply of food is a major challenge facing the food industry. How can we ensure that the food chain continues to supply, safe healthy food to the consumer in a sustainable manner, as population grows and resources become scarcer? This is the focus of the IFST Spring Conference, being held jointly with the [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/ifst_highlights/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/04/ifst_highlights/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/4trixgPkym0/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/ifr-at-the-big-bang-fair-2013/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:39:14 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3204 Many of the 65,000 visitors to The Big Bang Fair got a taste for network science recently as the Institute of Food Research and travelling arts emporium ME AND ER presented a representation of the global food network. Together, the scientists and artists put together a representation of the way different ingredients come together during [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/ifr-at-the-big-bang-fair-2013/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/ifr-at-the-big-bang-fair-2013/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/q27D-Sj4c0U/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/poultry-probiotic/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:12:20 +0000 Comms247 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3162 A strain of probiotic bacteria that can fight harmful bacterial infections in poultry has the ability to change its coat, according to new findings from the Institute of Food Research. The probiotic is currently being taken forward through farm-scale trials to evaluate how well it combats Clostridium perfringens – a cause of necrotic enteritis in [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/poultry-probiotic/feed/ 1 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/poultry-probiotic/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/g5_C1uBNZ_w/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/video-an-introduction-to-ifrs-research-into-bioactive-food-components/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:06:07 +0000 Comms Admin http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=3193 Plant bioactives are chemicals that give plant foods their colour, taste and smell. By eating these compounds in relatively low amounts they are very good at keeping us healthy as they have a range of interesting biological activities. In this video, Professor Richard Mithen gives an overview of our research in this area explaining why [...]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/video-an-introduction-to-ifrs-research-into-bioactive-food-components/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2013/03/video-an-introduction-to-ifrs-research-into-bioactive-food-components/