http://engwww.sik.se/rss/ RSS is a Web content syndication format. Its name is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. RSS files must conform to the XML 1.0 specification, as published on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website. sv Copyright 2007 iweb AB 2012-05-17 04:38:39 20 webmaster@sik.se http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=193 2012-05-11 08:49:00 SIK is coordinating an EU Marie Curie Initial Training Network, PowTech - Integrating Research training in particle & powder technology to deliver efficient products with high functionality. Now, all the 15 PhDs are employed and actively carrying out their projects. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=191 2012-03-28 13:23:00 The environmental impact of food production involves the whole chain. To acquire an accurate picture, each individual link needs to be analysed. From raw materials and processing through to packaging, transport, consumption and waste. To achieve this, SIK provides access to innovative international expertise. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=192 2012-03-25 12:26:00 The ProPraline project, co-ordinated by SIK, has been highlighted as one of 15 very innovative EU projects over the last few years in an inventory by the European Commission entitled 'Building industrial leadership in Europe'. The plan is to start a spin-off company to make the new technology more readily available to European SME companies. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=190 2012-03-15 12:39:00 The majority of people at some time have opened a box of chocolates in eager anticipation only to discover that all the chocolates are covered in a grey coating. "Fat bloom", as the phenomenon is known, is the result of the filling in the chocolate migrating through the shell and hardening on the surface. It may not be harmful to health but it does lead to consumers rejecting the product. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=189 2012-03-14 08:32:00 SIK would like to invite you to a webinar, live on the internet on March 27 at 4 pm. The webinar is free of charge, will last an hour and will be conducted in English. The webinar will deal with using life cycle assessment as a tool in a food company's environmental programme and reducing environmental impact in food manufacturing. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=188 2011-09-15 10:42:00 Anders Pettersson, a researcher at SIK, has together with Thomas Ohlsson written the article "A Bernoulli principle gripper for handling of planar and three-dimensional (food) products". The article has been published in the journal Industrial Robot and has also been chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=187 2011-09-15 10:41:00 Each year around a third of all the food produced in the world is lost or thrown away. According to a study commissioned by the FAO, carried out by SIK, this is equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes. The study has now been nominated for the Katerva Award 2011, an international sustainability award. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=186 2011-06-20 09:28:00 The EHEC outbreak in Germany has affected more than 3,000 people and resulted in 36 deaths (June 13). To limit contamination of vegetables, GAP (Good Agricultural Practices), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP plans are required. Contact microbiologists at SIK for help with mapping occurrence and dealing with the dissemination paths. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=185 2011-06-20 09:26:00 The FAO report "Global Food Losses and Food Waste" was presented in May at the "Save Food!" conference in Düsseldorf. The report, compiled by SIK, addresses possible measures that can be taken to reduce global food losses. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=184 2011-05-18 10:33:00 Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an FAO-commissioned study. The document, Global Food Losses and Food Waste, was commissioned by FAO from SIK for Save Food!, an international congress being held in Düsseldorf 16-17 May at the trade fair of the international packaging industry Interpack2011. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=182 2011-03-29 11:04:00 Patricia López Sánchez will defend her thesis "Microstructure and rheological properties of plant particle suspensions prepared using different physical treatments" at Chalmers University of Technology. The defence will be in public and will take place on April 28, 2011 at 10 am in 'KA-salen', Kemigården 4, Gothenburg. The thesis will be defended in English. The faculty opponent is Professor Peter Lillford, CBE, University of York, United Kingdom. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=181 2011-03-25 07:52:00 PRESERF, ”Processing Raw materials into Excellent and Sustainable End products while Remaining Fresh”, is one of SIK's new EU projects which is now definitely under way. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=180 2011-03-25 07:49:00 On May 17, 2011, during the Interpack Fair in Düsseldorf, the first know-how auction within HighTech Europe will be held and will involve innovations for food packagings. During the auction the bidders will make symbolic bids in order to acquire first priority to negotiate with the owner of the know-how or technology. http://engwww.sik.se/notice/notice_read.asp?id=179 2011-02-28 09:56:00 Increased export of Brazilian beef indirectly leads to deforestation in the Amazon. New research from Chalmers and SIK that was recently published in Environmental Science & Technology shows that impact on the climate is much greater than current estimates indicate. The researchers are now demanding that indirect effect on land be included when determining a product’s carbon footprint.