Global market research company Mintel has released its food and drink trend predictions for 2016.   From food alternatives going mainstream to matching DNA and diets, consumers can expect many innovations...

Australian scientists to lead project to create synthetic yeast for possible use in yeasted foods and drinks Australian scientists at Macquarie University in Sydney, New South Wales are pioneering a project...

Genes in mitochondria, the “powerhouses” that turn sugar into energy in human cells, shape a person’s risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study from researchers at the University...

Scientists from Cardiff in Wales have developed a device which can identify bacteria that causes food poisoning – using the chemical that lights up fireflies. The scientists at Cardiff University, in...

Research being undertaken at Deakin University, in Victoria, in collaboration with CSIRO and the Poultry Co-operative Research Centre, aims to produce ‘allergy-free’ eggs for use in food consumption...

Restaurants will soon use cutting edge DNA ‘barcoding’ technology to assure customers they are eating exactly what they ordered, rather than inferior substitutes, according to a leading U.S. scientist. Secretary...

Australian consumers could soon be buying food and drink based on whether it suits their genetic make up as interest in new technology soars, according to consumer research agency Datamonitor. Research...

Researchers at Iowa State Technology, in collaboration with local company Advanced Analytical Technologies, are developing a new DNA testing technique which could cut testing for food-borne pathogen Salmonella...