Smart Foods from the pastoral sector - implications for meat and milk producers

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 726 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. Bermingham ◽  
N. C. Roy ◽  
R. C. Anderson ◽  
M. P. G. Barnett ◽  
S. O. Knowles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Future

Smart Foods, or foods with functions that confer health benefits, are the future of the food and nutrition sectors. Pastoral products such as milk and meat are easily manipulated to improve the health benefits of these products. Therefore, there is the potential for farmers to add value to their current products. Additionally, the identification of key nutrients for health and the prevention of disease using nutrigenomic and nutritional epigenetic approaches may identify new ways to manipulate milk and meat products. However, consumer perceptions of product efficacy and the marketing of foods with health claims will be drivers behind the uptake of Smart Foods in the future.

scholarly journals Trend Analysis of Cost Components in Select Pharmaceutical Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2289-2298
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Manufacturing Costs ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Components

The purpose in this paper is to identify the cost components which are vital in consideration towards manufacturing especially in pharmaceutical companies. The manufacturing costs are significant in total expenses in pharmaceutical industry. In this study, a thorough investigation on the cost components and the trend in expenses and operating profit of pharma companies are studied, giving due regard to cost components to have understanding and to find out how they may differ among various types of pharma companies. The data published in the annual reports from 2009 to 2018 of top five pharmaceutical companies based on their annual revenues has been selected for further diagnosis. The analysis reveals that manufacturing costs are different for all the five companies. The study also reveals that there is a considerable indication that the companies are conscious on the much-needed health benefits to the society in the future at an affordable cost

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS AND LIFESTYLE ON WILLINGNESS TO PAY PREMIUM PRICE WAGYU PRODUCTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Yuli Kartika Dewi ◽  
Jessica Gosal Gosal
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Premium Price

<p class="Abstract1">Willingness to pay premium price is the willingness of individuals to spend a greater amount of money with the aim of getting a product or service of higher quality than other products or services. This study conducted a study of the effect of consumer perceptions and lifestyles on the willingness to pay premium prices of Wagyu products. As we know that the price of Wagyu beef is quite high, around Rp. 300,000 - Rp. 850,000 per kilogram depending on the quality. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the effect of consumer perceptions on the willingness to pay premium prices of Wagyu products; (2) the influence of lifestyle on the willingness to pay premium price of Wagyu products. The research method used is quantitative research. The population in this study are all consumers who have bought Wagyu meat in different cities with an infinite amount. Sampling in this study used a purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 123 people who had bought Wagyu products. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire with a Likert scale. This study uses multiple regression analysis test as an analytical tool to test hypotheses. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed to test factors and test variables using SPSS 21. The results of this study showed: (1) consumer perceptions had a positive and significant effect on willingness to pay premium prices for Wagyu meat products; (2) lifestyle has a positive and significant effect on the willingness to pay premium prices of Wagyu products.</p>

Male or female genital cutting: why ‘health benefits’ are morally irrelevant

2021 ◽  
pp. medethics-2020-106782
Author(s):  
Brian D Earp
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Female Genital Cutting ◽  
Sex Characteristics ◽  
Disparate Treatment ◽  
Genital Cutting ◽  
The Right ◽  
Equal Right ◽  
Female Genital ◽  
Male Genital

The WHO, American Academy of Pediatrics and other Western medical bodies currently maintain that all medically unnecessary female genital cutting of minors is categorically a human rights violation, while either tolerating or actively endorsing medically unnecessary male genital cutting of minors, especially in the form of penile circumcision. Given that some forms of female genital cutting, such as ritual pricking or nicking of the clitoral hood, are less severe than penile circumcision, yet are often performed within the same families for similar (eg, religious) reasons, it may seem that there is an unjust double standard. Against this view, it is sometimes claimed that while female genital cutting has ‘no health benefits’, male genital cutting has at least some. Is that really the case? And if it is the case, can it justify the disparate treatment of children with different sex characteristics when it comes to protecting their genital integrity? I argue that, even if one accepts the health claims that are sometimes raised in this context, they cannot justify such disparate treatment. Rather, children of all sexes and genders have an equal right to (future) bodily autonomy. This includes the right to decide whether their own ‘private’ anatomy should be exposed to surgical risk, much less permanently altered, for reasons they themselves endorse when they are sufficiently mature.

scholarly journals Consuming insects: are there health benefits?

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Roos ◽  
A. van Huis
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Insect Species ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Varied Diet ◽  
Enormous Number

How healthy are insects? This is a highly relevant question in view of the global interest in the potential of insects as a sustainable food source in food systems and diets. Edible insects, like other foods, can provide nutrients and dietary energy to meet the requirements of the human body as a part of a varied diet. They also have the potential to provide bioactive compounds that have health benefits beyond simple nutritional values, as is the case for other food groups such as fruits and vegetables. Various recent studies have indicated such bioactivity in different insect species. The enormous number of edible insect species may be a source of novel bioactive compounds with health benefits addressing global health challenges. However, any identified health benefits need to be confirmed in human studies or in standardised assays accepted in health research prior to making health claims.

scholarly journals Health benefits of herbs and spices: the past, the present, the future

2006 ◽  
Vol 185 (S4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C Tapsell ◽  
Ian Hemphill ◽  
Lynne Cobiac ◽  
David R Sullivan ◽  
Michael Fenech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Herbs And Spices

Artificial meat and the future of the meat industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah P. F. Bonny ◽  
Graham E. Gardner ◽  
David W. Pethick ◽  
Jean-François Hocquette
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Meat Industry ◽  
Ground Meat ◽  
Market Place ◽  
The Future

The global population is estimated to plateau at 9 billion by the year 2050; however, projected food-production estimates would supply for only 8 billion people, using the ‘business as usual’ approach. In particular, the meat industry would need to increase production by ~50–73%. In response, there are several different options that have the potential to satisfy demand and increase production. Some of these options require advanced technologies and many may be considered as ‘artificial’ by different consumer groups. Within the meat industry itself, available technologies include selective breeding, agroecology systems, animal cloning and genetic modification. Alternatively, meat proteins can be replaced or substituted with proteins from plants, fungi, algae or insects. Finally, meat products could be produced using in vitro culturing and three-dimensional printing techniques. The protein produced by these techniques can be considered in the following three categories: modified livestock systems, synthetic meat systems, and meat substitutes. In the future, it is likely that meat substitutes will increase market share through competition with low-grade cuts of meat, sausages, ground meat and processed meat. However, synthetic meat systems and meat substitutes have significant barriers to commercialisation and widespread adoption that will affect their presence at least in the high-end premium sector in the market. To meet growing demands for protein, and in the face of growing competition from other sectors, the conventional meat industry must adopt new technologies and farming systems. These must be tailored to the challenges facing the industry and must effectively respond to consumer demands and the changing market place.

Consumer perceptions of nutrition and health claims

Appetite ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans C.M. van Trijp ◽  
Ivo A. van der Lans
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Nutrition And Health Claims

scholarly journals Health benefits and health claims of probiotics: bridging science and marketing

2011 ◽  
Vol 106 (9) ◽  
pp. 1291-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ger T. Rijkers ◽  
Willem M. de Vos ◽  
Robert-Jan Brummer ◽  
Lorenzo Morelli ◽  
Gerard Corthier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Risk ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Gut Health ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Clinical Endpoints ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Immune Health ◽  
Open Dialogue

Health claims for probiotics are evaluated by the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies of the European Food Safety Authority. Despite a substantial amount of basic and clinical research on the beneficial effects of probiotics, all of the evaluated claim applications thus far have received a negative opinion. With the restrictions on the use of clinical endpoints, validated biomarkers for gut health and immune health in relation to reduction in disease risk are needed. Clear-cut criteria for design as well as evaluation of future studies are needed. An open dialogue between basic and clinical scientists, regulatory authorities, food and nutrition industry, and consumers could bridge the gap between science and marketing of probiotics.

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