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DRG4FOOD
Data rights & digital responsibility for the food sector: DRG4Food project promotes new tools on Consumer Rights Day
15 March 2023

As rapid digital advancements continue to shape the world we live in, market abuses and social injustices pose a significant threat to consumer rights, both in the physical and virtual worlds. Particularly in sensitive systems like the food chain, data-based approaches are important but not easy to implement due to the sheer mass of ...

The Baking Forum
The Baking Forum receives overwhelming support from the baking industry
20 February 2022

At last, an event that is relevant to the Baking Industry has arrived. Conceived by the baking industry, for the baking industry, the inaugural Baking Forum on 19th May has received a resounding thumbs up from event sponsors and industry bodies alike. All sponsorship opportunities were snapped up shortly after being released ...

Instutute for Sustainability
New Bath institute to tackle pressing climate crisis and sustainability issues
23 January 2022

The new Institute for Sustainability will focus on sustainable chemical technologies and sustainable systems. The University of Bath has launched the new Institute for Sustainability (IfS) to bring together multidisciplinary expertise in tackling the most pressing climate and sustainability issues facing society. ...

Harmful fungal toxins
Harmful fungal toxins in wheat: a growing threat across Europe
16 January 2022

Harmful fungal toxins are on the rise in Europe's wheat and affect almost half of crops, according to a new study led by the University of Bath. Wheat - the most widely cultivated crop in the world - is under growing attack from harmful toxins. Across Europe, almost half of wheat crops are impacted by the fungal infection that gives rise to these toxins according to a study led by fungal biologist Dr Neil Brown from ...

Industry and research news

The Baking Forum
20Feb2023

The Baking Forum receives overwhelming support from the baking industry

At last, an event that is relevant to the Baking Industry has arrived. Conceived by the baking industry, for the baking industry, the inaugural Baking Forum on 19th May has received a resounding thumbs up from event sponsors and industry bodies alike. All sponsorship opportunities were snapped up shortly after being released ...

Instutute for Sustainability
23Jan2023

New Bath institute to tackle pressing climate crisis and sustainability issues

The new Institute for Sustainability will focus on sustainable chemical technologies and sustainable systems. The University of Bath has launched the new Institute for Sustainability (IfS) to bring together multidisciplinary expertise in tackling the most pressing climate and sustainability issues facing society. Led by leading sustainability academics Professors Matthew Davidson and Marcelle McManus, research at the Institute for Sustainability will be focused around two themes: Sustainable Chemical Technologies and Sustainable Systems ...

Harmful fungal toxins
16Jan2023

Harmful fungal toxins in wheat: a growing threat across Europe

Harmful fungal toxins are on the rise in Europe's wheat and affect almost half of crops, according to a new study led by the University of Bath. Wheat - the most widely cultivated crop in the world - is under growing attack from harmful toxins. Across Europe, almost half of wheat crops are impacted by the fungal infection that gives rise to these toxins according to a study led by fungal biologist Dr Neil Brown from ...

New funding for agriculture
14Jan2023

New funding for agriculture and horticulture automation and robotics

Further £12.5 million for projects focused on cutting-edge agriculture and horticulture innovation to boost productivity, reduce labour demands, and create more sustainable farming practices. Ahead of its launch in January, Defra has today published guidance for the third round of the Farming Futures Research and Development Fund competition focusing on agriculture and robotics ...

Trioza Erytreae
9Jan2023

Citrus | Risks of a major disease epidemic in the Mediterranean

Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most serious disease affecting citrus crops worldwide, but the Mediterranean has so far been spared. For the first time, a team coordinated by CIRAD has clearly demonstrated the ability of an insect, the African psyllid Trioza erytreae, to transmit the bacterium responsible for the most serious form of HLB. The psyllid is already found in ...

AB Mauri ProGrains bread
3Jan2023

AB MAURI launch healthy 'Pure ProGrains' bread range in the UK and Ireland

AB Mauri is pleased to introduce the new healthy bread mix range, Pure ProGrains. The four new mixes are innovative concepts that have been specially designed to make it simple for craft and medium size bakeries to produce breads, that not only taste fantastic, but also deliver several significant health and nutritional benefits ...