Risks of phthalates and their migration from food packaging materials

Phthalates are commonly used in plastic packaging as plasticizers and have been associated with several human health outcomes such as lower semen quality, neurodevelopmental effects, childhood asthma, Type 2 diabetes, as well as breast and uterine cancer. New studies evaluated phthalate leaching from food packaging, and their mixture risks.

Pheophorbides in seaweed products

Marine algae are widely used in food and feed. A number of risks have been identified in relation of their consumption, including pheophorbides.

Unknown viruses in melting permafrost

A team of Russian, German and French researchers have extracted and studied viruses from Siberian permafrost. Based on the study, scientists have re-animated 13 new pathogens, which they have dubbed "zombie viruses".

EU Court overturns ban on titanium dioxide

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled to annul the European Commission’s 2019 classification of titanium dioxide, which is also known as E171 and is used to add white color to foods, as a carcinogen. According to the court’s ruling, the assessment of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in 2017 – which the EC classification was based on, contained a manifest error.

Enhancing bread quality and shelf life

A research published in 2022 aimed to develop an approach for the enhancement of the quality aspects and longevity of bread, with the immobilization on an Aspergillus niger-purified enzyme on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) and immersing in a buffered solution to create a mixture of GOx/ZnONPs.

Low iron intake in infants and young children in Australia

Research in South Australia has found that infants and young children do not consume enough iron, a nutrient playing an important role in childhood development concerning the brain and neurological development and also in the functioning of red blood cells.

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