The first meeting of the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) Nanotechnologies and Food Discussion Group is being held today (Jan 13), and the end result may be a register of nanofoods on the market.
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New Nanoparticle Helps Fight Listeria
By Gretchen Goetz on
Scientists at Purdue University have developed a nanoparticle capable of keeping food safe from Listeria contamination for significantly longer than has previously been possible.
The nanoparticle works by slowly releasing nisin, an antimicrobial agent that kills Listeria, into…
Meet the Four Categories of Nanofoods
By Jill Richardson on
Are you eating nanofoods? While it might sound like the latest diet trend among anorexics, the term refers to the use of nanotechnology – particles as small as a billionth of a meter – in…
Navigating Food Nanotechnology
I’m back in Washington, D.C. after a trip to the wonderful city of Chicago to attend the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2010 Annual Meeting & Food Expo, where food science experts from around…