Future Foods – News and Features

Insects as animal feed have been receiving increasing recognition due to their high energy and protein content. With changes in legislation enabling some insect species to be used in feed for animals in aquaculture, we look at the current picture.

The impact of a food waste-education campaign produced a modest, though not statistically significant, reduction in the average waste per diner in an all-you-can-eat dining setting.

Rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogens is essential to prevent foodborne illnesses and to mitigate the associated economic losses. We take a look at some of the technological advances that are helping to make this happen.

Growing meat in the laboratory may do more damage to the climate in the long run than meat from cattle, according to new research.

The world population increases and so does the need for food. In order to breed more livestock, naturally, more animal feed is necessary but production of protein rich feed, such as soy and fishmeal are damaging the environment. Several alternatives have been proposed but one in particular seems very promising: insects!

High levels of pollution found in many of the world’s major cities are having negative effects on plants and insects.

A recent study finds that EU households generate about 35.3 kg of fresh fruit and vegetable waste per person per year, 14.2 kg of which is avoidable.

Frustrated by those small sauce packets? Research aims to cut down on food waste – and consumer frustration – with a super slippery packaging.

Rice plants engineered to have fewer stomata – tiny openings used for gas exchange - are more tolerant to drought and resilient to future climate change, a new study has revealed.

A genome analysis of 107 different species of mammals has concluded that our distant ancestors - the small, furry creatures that scurried around the feet of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago - were mostly insect eaters.