Ahead of the new film premiere of Willy Wonka in December, Alan Chalmers, study researcher and Professor of Visualisation at the University of Warwick, explores the film’s popular flavour combinations.A 2023 research paper, which brought together scientists from the University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire and Royal College of Art, looks at the concept
Consumers will likely seek minimally processed products following recent headlines spotlighting the potential health implications associated with UPF consumption, Alex Beckett, director of Mintel, tells NutraIngredients.Yet, following new research suggesting that not all UPFs are harmful to health, Beckett asserts that companies should focus on communicating the benefits that processing can offer, such as lower
Danone, Nestlé, Lactalis USA, General Mills, Kraft Heinz and Bel Group have joined forces in a new industry partnership led by the global nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in a bid to foster transparency and accountability on methane emissions from dairy supply chains.As part of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, each company has committed to
Whether plant-based meat and dairy alternatives should use terminology linked to their animal source counterparts (think ‘vegan burger’, ‘plant-based sausage’, or ‘dairy-free cream’) has been hotly debated in recent years.In some jurisdictions, specific terminology is now banned for plant-based products. Europe’s dairy-free market is case-in-point, where you’ll no longer find ‘milk’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ and ‘yoghurt’
The new Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action calls for countries to advance policies and finance to reshape the food system.Food and farming stakeholders welcomed the resolution, recognising it as the first COP declaration to directly tackle the relationship between food systems and the environment, but they also identified potential fault
South Korea expands telemedicine pilot Starting 15 December, the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare will be introducing additional measures to its national telemedicine pilot. According to a media statement, the programme is now allowing the conduct of telemedicine services at night and on holidays. Patients who have had face-to-face treatment within the past
Queensland Health to turn digital for rostering Queensland Health has announced that it will implement an electronic rostering system for its nursing and midwifery workforce by late 2024. The move is part of initiatives that it is taking in response to the yearly recommendations by the Queensland Audit Office. The state health department is known to manage
Less than two months since the Biden Administration published its sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence, the White House on Thursday announced new commitments to AI transparency, risk management and responsibility from more than two dozen leading healthcare organizations. WHY IT MATTERS The White House EO, which was published on October 30, and has a
In the last decade, physician practices, hospitals and health systems have hired IT vendors to manage their equipment, update business and clinical software, and support their clinicians and staff with tech problems. Those services typically were all that was expected and needed, so IT was considered just another vendor on the organization’s balance sheet. Much
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its data strategy to improve human health outcomes. The goal is to make data available, accessible, timely, equitable, meaningfully usable and protected so that it can be used effectively by HHS, its partners and the public to improve public health, according to Thursday’s announcement. WHY IT