INFORM October 2024

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The quest for new antibiotics finds a new frontier: membrane lipids The arsenal for treating life threatening diseases becomes less and less effective each year as bacteria outsmart therapeutic defenses. Now, some researchers and pharmaceutical companies are focusing on the lipids in bacteria cell membranes. They have identified potential weaknesses that could lead to treatments to overcome rampant antibacterial resistance. Assessing health risks when faced with contradictory research Years of studies on every aspect of human health provide an ever-growing pile of results. This article discusses how experts and non-experts should approach assessing new findings to make better decisions about health risks. Soybean meal and oil quality by production region Increased demand for soybean products world-wide prompted researchers to evaluate how the quality of soybean oil and meal differs depending on the growing region. Read about their findings in this article that is based on their review paper published in the Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society . Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation? Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini contributed to a recent Nature Microbiology paper about using fungi to turn food waste into culinary treats. This story describes his inspiration and the delicious outcome of his research.

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CONTENTS

4 Index to Advertisers 19 AOCS Meeting Watch

5 Editor’s Letter 6 Division Update

28 Regulatory Review 30 Extracts & Distillates