Food and Beverage Analysis – News and Features

Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers at Texas Tech University in Amarillo recently investigated whether copper might be used to promote pig gut health and reduce the shedding of microbes to the environment.

Interactions between mycotoxins and the gut microbiome are complex and can contribute to their impact. Nigerian mother–infant dyads were recruited to investigate potential influences of mycotoxins' on the gut microbiota during early development.

"Bacterial vampirism" is a newly-discovered phenomenon where deadly bacteria seek out and feed on human blood.

A team have found the bacteria are attracted to the liquid part of blood, or serum, which contains nutrients the bacteria can use as food. One of the chemicals the bacteria seemed particularly drawn to was serine, an amino acid found in human blood.

New research shows that a SARS-CoV-2 infection does not increase the risk of asthma development in children.

Researchers have created a method that extracts over 80 percent of the available protein in grain leftovers from brewing beer, helping to reduce waste.

The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, reports a new study.

Bacterial populations can remain stable on factory floors despite cleaning efforts in ready-to-eat food production facilities, reports new research.

A study of old cans of salmon reveals that parasites are on the rise – which is a sign the fish come from a healthy ecosystem.

A research team has examined in detail the complex interaction of attack and defence strategies when cholera-causing bacteria are infected with a bacteriophage known as VP882 and discovered that tiny RNA molecules play a decisive role.