Fungus-based meat substitutes and the FDA
19 August, 2014As the body responsible for food additive safety in the US, the FDA should have removed fungus-based meat products from sale years ago according to the CSPI.
Fixing fishy fraud
11 April, 2014Deliberate fraud or mislabelling of seafood has become an increasingly important global food security issue, but InstantLabs and the University of Guelph have entered into an agreement to co-develop a portfolio of seafood species identification tests that will provide definitive proof that seafood is correctly labelled within two hours.
Many more fish to fry
11 February, 2014The global biomass of fish is estimated to be 30 times more than the accepted value according to new research by an international team of marine scientists.
Forget Big Brother - Google Earth is watching a fishery near you
29 November, 2013Are fish catches being accurately reported? Possibly not, according to satellite imagery from Google Earth.
Celebrity chef backs South Coast commercial aquaculture plans
19 November, 2013Celebrity chef Rick Stein and Dr Pia Winberg, a sustainable seafood expert from the University of Wollongong, have lent their support to a plan from Fisheries NSW to introduce three Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases in the town of Jervis Bay.
Economics provides the incentive for fish fraud
09 August, 2013Mislabelling seafood is a global problem. Consumers end up paying more for a lesser value product and the motive behind the fraud is purely economics.
Improving Australia’s livestock export supply chain
23 July, 2013The federal government has announced $1.8 million in funding for seven projects to improve animal welfare in Australia’s overseas livestock export markets.
Drug-resistant bacteria, farm workers and antibiotic use
08 July, 2013A new study found drug-resistant bacteria associated with livestock in the noses of industrial livestock workers but not in the noses of antibiotic-free livestock workers.
Making ice-cream more nutritious with meat leftovers
27 May, 2013Most of the animal proteins found in the meat industry waste have, until now, been underutilised. The challenge is to transform such waste into food of higher functionality and added value.
Bugs for dinner
16 May, 2013Forget meat and three veg - beetle and three veg could be the staple meal of the future, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Fox and rat passed off as lamb in China
03 May, 2013A three-month Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) campaign has resulted in the arrest of 904 people who are alleged to have been involved in meat-related crimes such as producing fake beef and mutton made from rat and fox.
Horsemeat scandal side effect
03 May, 2013The horsemeat scandal, which broke in January 2013, has already made its mark on British consumers who are raising concerns over the way in which meat from overseas has entered the UK food chain. They are voting with their feet and showing increased preference for British products.
Risky meat
01 May, 2013Minced beef and chicken are by far the riskiest meat and poultry products in the American food supply and pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalisation, according to a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Furthermore, according to the non-profit group's analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness connected to products regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, chicken nuggets, ham, and sausage pose the lowest risk of foodborne illness.
Electron-beam pasteurisation to reduce viral contamination of raw oysters
01 May, 2013Researchers have found that electron-beam pasteurisation may reduce the possibility of food poisoning caused by viral infection of raw oysters. This would reduce the $200 million that virus infection risks are estimated to be costing the US each year.
Death by 1000 sausages
13 March, 2013New research is claiming that 3% of all premature deaths can be attributed to the high consumption of processed meats such as sausage products, salami or ham.
