Food Trends
Food and Beverage 2012, A Taste of Things to Come
Submitted on Jul 22, 2008 Diet and Nutrition
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Based on interviews conducted with board-level executives at more than 90 leading manufacturers, retailers, and food service companies from around the world, this report examines trends shaping the food and beverage industry today and discusses what those trends mean for the future of such businesses.
Feedstuffs: (Hormone-Treated) Milk is Economical, Safe
Submitted on Jul 19, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals
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According to Mike Hutjens, dairy extension specialist at the University of Illinois, there are no nutritional differences in content, quality, or wholesomeness in milk from cows treated or not treated with rbST, or organic sourced milk.
Healtlhy Deli Take-Out Meals Among Opportunities for Processors
Submitted on Jul 18, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals
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A preview of the study "Health & Wellness 2008: The Purpose-Driven Consumer" showed that healthy convenience items are a high-growth food category. Additionally, consumer ideas of "freshness" are changing, and more people relate "local," "farm raised," and other "humane" terms to the concept.
OIE Adopts Rules for Animal Welfare
Submitted on Jul 11, 2008 Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection
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The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) adopted a definition of animal welfare at its meeting in Paris, France, stating that "animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives."
From Label to Liable: Scams, Scandals and Secrecy; Lifting the Veil on Animal-Derived Food Product Labelling in Australia
Submitted on Jul 08, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | Vegetarianism and Veganism
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From Label to Liable is the second in-depth report from Voiceless, an Australian animal protection organisation. The report has been endorsed by leading animal protection organisations, Animals Australia, Compassion in World Farming and the World Society for Protection of Animals, and is intended to lift the veil on animal-derived food product labelling. It reveals that millions of animals across Australia today are raised in factory farms, in cages of steel and cement, to satisfy the demands of consumers who are mostly unaware of the pain and suffering behind their food choices. [Summary provided by author]
Weekly U.S. Beef Export Sales Surge
Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals
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During the week of June 13-19, 2008, U.S. beef export sales exceeded those for the same week in 2003 by 12%, reaching 14,700 metric tons (32.4 million pounds). 2003 was the last year that the U.S. was free of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow" disease).
Food Recalls Spoiling Consumers' Appetities for a Range of Foods, Deloitte Survey Finds
Submitted on Jul 03, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals
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Food recalls are having a significant impact on the food choices made by those in the U.S. More than half of consumers (57%) have stopped eating a particular food as the result of a recent recall, and 76% are currently more concerned about foods they eat than they were five years ago.
Average Shoppers are Willing to Pay a Premium for Locally Produced Food
Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 Diet and Nutrition
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According to research by Ohio State University, the average shopper is willing to pay a premium for locally produced foods, largely because of guaranteed freshness and a preference for buying food produced by small farms over large, corporate operations.
Why Population Growth is Animal Enemy #1
Submitted by Che on Jun 23, 2008 Advocacy Strategies | Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Vegetarianism and VeganismThe so-called "developing" world is growing quickly and in most cases adopting Western lifestyles and diets as they do so. Feeding a global population of more than 9.3 billion (by 2050) will therefore mean the consumption of billions more animals. With references to Thomas Malthus and a recent study by David and Marcia Pimentel, we take a closer look at this population problem.
What the World Eats (in One Week)
Submitted by Che on Jun 17, 2008 Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Vegetarianism and VeganismMy last post on in vitro meat production argued that the new technology will render animal farming obsolete, but I also admitted that the change will take a while. In the meantime, overall meat consumption will rise dramatically in spite of the immense gap between the world's wealthy (and well-fed) and its poor (and malnourished). Here we take a closer look at the diets of nine families in nine very different countries, through the lens of photo-journalist Peter Menzel.