Modern lifestyle often leads to an unhealthy diet with increased consumption of sugar and salt-containing foods. Such poor nutrition impacts our health considerably, giving rise to cardiovascular problems and obesity.

Date: 2013-05-17

Traditional industries such as textiles or car manufacturing are still major sources of wealth creation and employment in the EU and must keep innovating in order to stay competitive. A new study has produced valuable recommendations to improve future innovation support programmes to make this happen.

Date: 2013-05-17

Agriculture in the Mediterranean is facing a number of challenges, including the management of natural resources, plant and animal health, and food security and safety. This situation requires an effort to better coordinate agricultural research in the area.

Date: 2013-05-17

Lignocellulose is a plentiful waste product and its use in biofuel production does not interfere with the animal or human food chain. Current research is finding out the best enzymes to make bioethanol production as efficient as possible and elucidating the mechanisms behind the enzymatic hydrolysis.

Date: 2013-05-10

Extracting specific proteins from complex mixtures for use in pharmaceutical and food applications is an expensive endeavour. Scientists are developing safe magnetic separation processes that promise a significant cost reduction.

Date: 2013-04-26

EU funding is helping to unlock the potential of eastern Poland's Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Science (IAR&FR).

Date: 2013-04-12

After evidence of recurrent contamination in traditional beverage vending machines, the EU has embarked on an initiative to redevelop vending concepts and create much more hygienic and eco-friendly equipment.

Date: 2013-04-05

A European consortium integrated small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under one umbrella to promote innovations in food science. Implementation of the proposed strategies was suggested to improve the competitiveness of participating enterprises.

Date: 2013-04-05

Once a powerhouse of research on animal science, Central Europe has fallen behind. Thankfully, a new EU initiative is helping it get back on its feet and reassert itself as a research leader in the sector.

Date: 2013-04-05

Small pastoral systems constitute the main form of agricultural production in Latin America. A European support action lent a helping hand to address the sustainability problems associated with these systems.

Date: 2013-04-05