2008 OCT 13 - (VerticalNews.com) -- According to recent research published in the journal Food Science and Biotechnology, "New gluten-free food product (tarhana) was produced using rice and corn flours. Chemical and sensory properties of the tarhana samples were investigated and compared with those of traditional wheat tarhana."

  "Generally, sensory analysis results indicated that utilization of corn and rice flours in tarhana resulted in acceptable soup properties in terms of some of the sensory properties. The changes in electrophoretic properties of the proteins of the tarhana samples were also studied during the tarhana production. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacryamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) results showed that relative intensities of some of the protein bands in tarhana samples generally decreased during fermentation. The decrease was more obvious at the larger molecular weight region," wrote E. Yalcin and colleagues, Hacettepe University ...read more

  2008 AUG 18 - (VerticalNews.com) -- According to recent research published in the journal Food Science and Biotechnology, "Foodborne pathogenic bacteria in various food samples in Korea were nionitored and the obtained data was statistically analyzed."

  "A total of 1,240 food samples including 280 sashimi, 244 processed frozen products, 258 kimbab (cooked rice wrapped with seaweed), 337 soybean pastes were obtained from 7 cities including Seoul in Korea. Microorganisms tested were Bacillus cereus, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, and Clostridium perfringens," wrote M.G. Kim and colleagues ...read more

  2008 AUG 18 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "The diffusivity of aerosol sanitizers may be determined by the weight and droplet size of the aerosol. To test the effects of droplet size, 2 types of aerosol sanitizers were prepared using different ultrasonic nebulizer frequencies (1.6 and 2.4 MHz) and their reduction activities were determined against Escherichia coli 015TH7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella typhimurium," scientists in South Korea report ...read more