Digesting the facts on genetic modification (GM) Fancy an in vitro meat burger for dinner? - ABC New South Wales. Fancy an in vitro meat burger for dinner?
09/08/2013 , 10:28 AM by LottaHaegg If you're after the world's most delicious burger, don't go for the most expensive just yet. The first artificial beef pattie has been unveiled in the UK, with meat created exclusively from a test tube, but reports from those that tested the burger say it didn't quite sizzle when it came to taste. Philosopher and University of Princeton Bio Ethics Professor Peter Singer weighed into the debate about the world’s first “cruelty free” hamburger, in an interview with Adam Spencer. “I am pleasantly surprised that people found it reasonably palatable,” Peter Singer tells Adam Spencer in an interview. The meat in the burger was made by knitting together approximately 20,000 strands of protein cultured from cattle stem cells in a laboratory.
“It is really meat at a cellular level,” Peter Singer to Adam. "Meat production is not sustainable," Professor Singer says. 702_breakfast. Emerging Food Products, Technologies and Processes: Insights for Regulators - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) The report presents the findings of a project undertaken by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in collaboration with Health Canada to identify emerging food products, technologies and processes that could have implications for Canada's regulatory frameworks in the coming years.
The innovations were identified through a scan of published literature and validated through input from 81 agri-food stakeholders across Canada. The literature scan identified 313 emerging food products, technologies and processes, which were categorized into 8 areas of innovation. 1. Enhanced Nutrition (56%) Addition of new ingredients, often bioactive substances, to conventional foods for a desired health effect (for example, resistant starch to improve insulin sensitivity).
Stakeholders indicated that regulatory foresight was particularly important for the addition of new ingredients to foods. Why would Australia want to grow genetically modified wheat? The agricultural use of genetically modified (GM) plants has been a subject of disagreement, debate and bitter conflict around the globe.
Sectors of Australian science experienced this recently when field trials of GM wheat were destroyed by protesters. Why should Australia consider producing GM wheat? Is it a viable solution to the problems it seeks to address? Why is Australia the place to grow GM wheat? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT), Australia is the ninth-largest wheat producer in the world, in quantity and in value. Interestingly, the eight countries ranked above Australia not only produce more wheat, they also produce more wheat per hectare. On average, Australia manages only about half of the yield efficiency of the nine major producers. Clearly it seems that Australia is not an ideal place to grow wheat. GM wheat is still in trial stage in Australia. How have they performed? Is Australia concentrating on the most important things? Mss-stage6tas - The Australian Food Industry. Food Chain Intelligence - Food Supply Chain Consultancy.
This list encompasses FCI's presentations with no proceedings published.
(also see conference proceedings) Supply Chain Management and Logistics Perishables supply chains. Workshop presentation. University of South Australia and Logistics Association of Australia. Supply chain management tools for shelf-life extension. Perishables supply chains. The Modern Food Supply Chain -A fresh approach.
Food distribution systems in a climate-challenged future: Victorian fruit and vegetable products as a case study. Emerging trends in US logistics. Strategic analyses of food industry sectors Innovation in ready-to-eat foods. Innovation in the fresh-cuts industry. Understanding the role of innovation in food supply chains. Overview of the Australian Food Industry.Invited presentation in the 'Path to Market' workshop, organised by the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise agency. 21st July 2008. Refrigerated transport and cold chain regulations Mobile refrigeration.
Australian bananas bounce back with a venegeance - Queensland Country Hour - ABC Rural Australian Broadcasting Corporation) By Charlie McKillop Tuesday, 13 September 2011 A coveted bunch of Australian bananas are on their way to be auctioned for charity in Sydney as part of a campaign to announce 'bananas are back'.
Charlie McKillop It's been a long time coming but Australian bananas are bouncing back. On banana farms all over North Queensland, pickers and packers are hard at work this week. They've been processing the first banana crop since Cyclone Yasi devastated nearly three quarters of the nation's banana production. At Liverpool River Bananas' packing shed, just a few kilometres north of Tully, a very special pallet of bananas is being dispatched. The bananas will be showcased in a celebrity charity auction taking place in Martin Plaza in the heart of Sydney's central business district. It's part of a social media campaign instigated by the Australian Banana Growers' Council in the immediate aftermath of Yasi to help consumers and supporters track the recovery process. CYCLONE YASI: ONE YEAR ON - PART 3 (FARMERS)
Nutrition. Episode 2: Food for Thought Egg Confusion. Factors affecting food selection.