HACCP is a systematic preventive approach to food safety. It identifies physical, chemical, and biological hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe. By controlling these hazards, it minimizes the risk of foodborne illnesses. HACCP is a fundamental component of food safety management. HACCP is widely used [...]
Plant-based meat and lab-grown meat are two different types of meat alternatives. While both plant-based and lab-grown meats offer potential solutions to the environmental issues associated with traditional animal agriculture there are significant differences. Plant-based meat is made from plant-based ingredients such as soy, wheat, and peas, which are processed and shaped [...]
The Non-GMO Project's butterfly label is a certification mark that indicates that a product has been independently verified to meet the Non-GMO Project's standards for GMO avoidance. The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization in the United States and Canada that verifies products as non-GMO (non-genetically modified organism) through a process of [...]
CAFO stands for Confined Animal Feeding Operation. CAFO's are usually run by large agricultural companies that supply large meat processing facilities. These are also known as "factory farms" where 98% of the nation's meat comes from. CAFOs are characterized by large numbers of animals crowded into a confined space. Critics of CAFOs [...]
Nanotechnology is the science of working with, and manipulating, matter and particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers. This technology has been used to create products such as lasers, transistors, and vaccines. The food industry is an area where nanotechnology is having a major impact and the use of nanoparticles in food [...]
The plant-based meat market is projected to reach nearly $25 billion by 2030. This, of course is peanuts when measured against animal-based meats produced by cattle ranchers, hog farmers, poultry producers, and processors. In the U.S. meat product sales are about $200 billion annually and the average American eats about 222 pounds [...]