E-Numbers v2.0
A food additive library on novel and engineered micro-organisms
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Dates
Until 27 September 2019 (historic event)
About
The Micro Food Library presents the first installment of E-NUMBERS v2.0 as a week long exhibition and event at the European Researchers' Night, Great North Museum: Hancock.
E-NUMBERS v2.0 is a new and expanding version of the 'E-Number’ or ‘European Number’ food additive system. This version however includes only biologically ENGINEERED or EDITED micro-organisms that have been genetically altered, created or re-programmed through novel scientific methods to produce flavours, aromas, colours, preservatives and nutrition as food additives.
Presented in public for the first time and new to the world, these micro-organisms have previously not existed in nature in the same way - they are born in laboratories through integrating science, engineering and computing.
This exhibition includes a number of these new and unique micro-organisms and the results of their labour as aromas, colours and nutritional additives, bringing to the forefront the changes taking place within our food landscape of a new kind.
Visitors can experience 'aroma boxes' containing the altered micro-organisms that produce fragrances of grapefruit, Valencia orange and banana.
