Nanotechnology in the food industry can take a number of forms. These include the use of nanotechnology in packaging materials, farming practices, food processing and also in the foods themselves.

But there are also a lot of positives. Let's take a look at the potentially beneficial effects nanotechnology-enabled innovations could have on our foods and, subsequently, on our health. Generally, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanotechnology has begun to find potential applications in the area of functional food by engineering biological molecules toward functions very different from those they have in ...

Despite much enthusiasm, the adoption of nanotechnology in the food industry has been slow and limited. Due to restrictions imposed by increased costs, uncertain legislation and fear of a consumer ...