AFI
Four sectors make up this aspect of the AFI
What is the Agri-Food chain?
They are mostly used in processed foods and in small amounts
What are food additives
Every business is limited by the political environment in which it operates.
What is an impact of the macro-environment?
Overweight and obesity, dental caries.
What are examples of overnutrition?
Osteoporosis is associated with this.
What is inadequate calcium?
Value added products include milk products, butter, yoghurt, custard and cheese
What products are in the dairy farming sector?
Adding chemicals to milk to separate the whey from the fat and protein
What is chemical separation?
This strategy is particularly useful to help a company decide if they should introduce a new food product to the marketplace
What is a SWOT analysis?
These health problems have an economic cost on our society
What is an impact of diet-related disorders?
Manufacturers will send their food products to wholesalers, supermarket chains, retailers or direct to customers
What is transport and distribution?
Producing or supplying feed and water -> breeding -> treating illnesses and disease -> transporting the animals to saleyards, abattoirs and other processing locations
What are the steps of meat production?
Food product being in direct contact with a low temperature refrigerant such as brine or liquid nitrogen
What is immersion freezing?
A business will respond to these when developing new food products
When are market drivers considered/used?
Not necessarily required or essential to life but can improve overall health
What are active non-nutrients?
GMP, HACCP and ISO
What are examples of quality management systems?
Commercial or profit-making ventures such as restaurants, cafes and clubs aim to make a profit from the food they sell.
What is an example of the food service and catering sector?
Operation, inspection, delay, storage, decision and transportation
Which symbols/steps are used in flow process charts?
Companies are continuously on the hunt for materials and technologies to improve convenience and lengthen shelf life
Packaging materials
Increasing this in the diet will reduce the risk of neural tube defects
Why do pregnant women need to increase folate intake?
Convenience foods such as breakfast bars, meal-replacement drinks, frozen meals and heat-and-serve dinners.
What food products are a response to lifestyle changes?
This may have the potential to increase the world's food supply and food security
What is and advantage of genetic engineering?
This process causes microbes to become dormant or inactive.
What is the reason for excluding air as a preservation technique?
Carried out to assess the viability of the concept in terms of estimated sales, costs and profits
What is a feasibility study?
CSIRO, FSANZ, NHMRC and AIHW provide research and information
Which government initiatives promote health?
During processing foods are not treated with synthetic chemicals and they cannot be genetically engineered in any way
What is organic farming?