Science Magazine Podcast - Gut Microbiota‏

In this weeks edition there is an interview with Jeff Gordon about a joint issue on the subject in Science and Science Translational Medicine focusing on Gut Microbiota. A nice general discussion of the subject is given. This is obviously an important subject for anyone in health and food science.

http://www.sciencemag.org/site/multimedia/podcast/index.xhtml

Food Science Japan on Twitter and Facebook

For those of you interested, posts also appear on Twitter and Facebook.

Twitter
https://twitter.com/FoodSciJP

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-Science-Japan/150435028317570

NPR - Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To Chipotle

"To be sure, antibiotic-free meat still makes up a tiny share of the market. Economists estimate it's around 2 percent. But demand is growing."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/31/154084442/antibiotic-free-meat-business-is-booming-thanks-to-chipotle

NPR - Why Does Airline Food Taste So Bad

" At cruising altitude, you lose about 20-30 percent of your sense of taste."

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/06/154408053/why-does-airline-food-taste-so-bad

Calpis New Peace Bottle‏

Calpis is heavily advertising its new "Peace" bottle, which claims four advantages: 1) a new four layer plastic film surrounding the product better protects against oxygen and light, 2) a new 6 facet bottle design provides easier gripping and the ability to line up the bottle for correct pouring, 3) a new special cap allows for pouring in either a fine or wide stream depending on the angle, and 4) all packaging materials fall under the same plastic category, therefore the bottle does not have to be separated for correct disposal and recycling.

http://calpis.jp/peacebottle/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

McDonald's Champions of Food Challenge‏

McDonald's is holding a world-wide contest for new healthy, balanced recipes submitted by adult-child pairs. Winners in each country will win trips to the London Olympics.

http://www.championsoffood.com/cfp/promotion/submit.html?lang=ja_JP

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

201202 Japan Food Product Photos

Here are some photos I took of Japanese food products during February. Possibly interesting to some people.

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzMwZAB

Meiji Adds R-1 Probiotic Drink to Home Delivery‏

Meiji has added R-1 probiotic drink yogurt to its home delivery lineup. This product made news during the flu season because stores could not keep it in stock.

http://catalog-p.meiji.co.jp/products/deliveryfoods/fermentmilk/090206/090202-03.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

McDonald's Olympics Kids Campaign

McDonald's held a campaign to send 5 elementary school kids to the Olympics (plus one guardian each). On-line application including a recent photo of the child cheering on the national team in some fashion was required.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/social/sport/olympic/2012/index.html

Photo is a web capture for explanatory purposes, copyright belongs to the company.

Link to Free Meiji-Yoplait Disney Wallpaper

Opened a package of Meiji-Yoplait Gurt and won a free Disney characters wallpaper. Sharing the link with anyone who might be  interested.

http://gurt-news.jp/dl/wp/fruit.html