scholarly journals Toxic Metals in Wild Ungulates and Domestic Meat Animals Slaughtered for Food Purposes: A Systemic Review

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2853
Author(s):  
Davies Veli Nkosi ◽  
Johan Leon Bekker ◽  
Louwrens Christian Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Systemic Review ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Game Meat ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Meat Animal

The presence of toxic metals in harvested game meat is a cause for concern for public health and meat safety in general. Authorities and food safety agencies continue to develop guidelines and limits of the maximum allowable levels of toxic metals in food products. However, the situation is different for game meat products in developing countries, where a number of shortcomings have been identified. This includes a lack of game meat animal slaughter regulations, specific species’ product limits that have not yet been established and the continued use of hunting or game meat animals’ harvesting plans that could introduce the same toxic metals of concern. This review was conducted from English literature published between 2011 and 2021; it highlights the possible health effects and the shortcomings in the implementation of game meat safety production strategies for toxic metals (Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium and Mercury) in game meat animal production. Lead (Pb) remains the most significant threat for toxic metals contamination in game meat animals and the slaughter processes. In most developing countries, including in South Africa, the monitoring and control of these heavy metals in the game meat value chain has not yet been implemented.

scholarly journals The Use of Organic Acids (Lactic and Acetic) as a Microbial Decontaminant during the Slaughter of Meat Animal Species: A Review

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2293
Author(s):  
Davies Veli Nkosi ◽  
Johan Leon Bekker ◽  
Louwrens Christian Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Protein Source ◽  
Microbial Load ◽  
Wild Ungulate ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Meat Animal ◽  
Acetic Acids

Wild ungulate species provide a much-needed protein source to many communities in developed and developing countries. Frequently, these game meat animals are slaughtered, and the meat is unknowingly contaminated by microorganisms and released to the unsuspecting public. This review investigates the global usage of organic acids (lactic and acetic acids) as microbial decontamination strategies during slaughter. The results show that there is a more open-minded approach to adopting possible decontamination plans as a tool to improve meat safety during slaughter. Developed countries continue to adopt these strategies, while developing countries are lagging behind. While decontamination of carcasses can lead to a reduction of microbial load on these carcasses, this strategy must not be seen as a replacement of hygiene management during the animals’ slaughter.

The Governance of Global Agri-food Value Chains, Standards, and Development

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Swinnen ◽  
Rob Kuijpers
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Institutional Spillovers ◽  
And Gender

Understanding the development implications of agri-food standards and global value chains is crucial, as they are a fundamental component of developing countries’ growth potential and could increase rural incomes and reduce poverty, but at the same time they present serious challenges and could lead to further marginalization of the poor. This chapter reviews some of the implications of the spread of stringent standards associated with global value chains for developing countries and global poverty reduction. The chapter focuses on five aspects: the interaction between standards and value chain governance; the effects on agricultural productivity and smallholder welfare; farm-level and institutional spillovers; labor market and gender effects; and the interaction between liberalization policies and value chains.

scholarly journals Managed infrastructure and services to empower meteorological services in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Smith
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Observation Systems ◽  
Spatial Coverage ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

<p>Often in developing countries the spatial coverage with surface weather observations is sparse and the reliability of existing systems is lower than in other parts of the world. These gaps in the availability of observation data have significant negative consequences, locally and globally. For decades international funds have been used to acquire meteorological infrastructure with little to no focus on life-cycle management. Furthermore, improvements in one part of the value chain are often not connected with further downstream services meaning local benefits are generated with substantial delay, if at all.</p><p>DTN is one of the few organizations offering comprehensive solutions across the value chain from deployment and operation of observation systems through to weather analytics creating valuable insights for business, consumers and governments across the globe. DTN not only project manages the setup of weather observation systems but also maintains and operates measurement networks on different continents. The sensor agnostic approach enables us to offer the right sensor solution for each situation.</p><p>We see an opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past, changing the focus from acquiring observation systems to life cycle management to ensure the systems are maintained and leveraged effectively to provide forecasts and warnings for protection of life and property and enabling NMSs to focus on fulfilling their mission.</p><p>Funding organizations such as the World Bank must change the focus from hardware procurement to a performance-based PPE/P model that ensures the value of investments in infrastructure are realized. This sustainable approach will; ensure long lasting partnerships, harness the innovation in the private sector, create local jobs maintaining infrastructure and enable economic development through improved ability to manage the impact of weather and climate events.</p>

scholarly journals AKSEBILITAS KONSUMEN TERHADAP BERBAGAI BAHAN BAKSO

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
Uci Sukarno Putri ◽  
Agustina Widyasworo ◽  
Ahmad Rofiq Ghozali
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Organoleptic Test ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Meat Animal ◽  
Better Than

Seeing the need for beef animal foods that continue to increase, but beef on the market does not meet the market's needs, experts have the initiative to meat. Animal meat in this study was beef, chicken, duck and rabbit. One of the processed meat products that has long been known and very popular with Indonesian people is meatballs. This research is used for various types of meatball ingredients. The level of consumer acceptance used in this study uses organoleptic tests through sensory devices. Penel that in this study is a consumer panel consisting of 30 investigators. Palatability of panelists can be done through an organoleptic test which includes taste, color, aroma, texture and elasticity by waiting for RAL statistical tests. The results of acceptability study showed that the respondent's response to beef meatballs was not higher / better than recurrent meatballs (chicken, duck, rabbit).

scholarly journals Game On! Understanding the Emerging Game Meat Value Chain in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindokuhle Khumalo Khumalo ◽  
Melanie Sommerville Sommerville ◽  
Shirley Brooks Brooks ◽  
Tariro Kamuti Kamuti
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Game Meat

scholarly journals Trichinellosis acquired in Nunavut, Canada in September 2009: meat from grizzly bear suspected

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Houzé ◽  
T Ancelle ◽  
R Matra ◽  
C Boceno ◽  
Y Carlier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meat Products ◽  
Grizzly Bear ◽  
Game Meat ◽  
Arctic Regions

Five cases of trichinellosis with onset of symptoms in September 2009, were reported in France, and were probably linked to the consumption of meat from a grizzly bear in Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, Canada. Travellers should be aware of the risks of eating raw or rare meat products in arctic regions, particularly game meat such as bear or walrus meat.

Using ICT to Overcome Constraints in the Agriculture Value Chain

2013 ◽  
pp. 689-699
Author(s):  
Siegfried Kofi Debrah ◽  
Isaac Kwadwo Asare
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Development Partner ◽  
Management Context ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
And Control

Development partner efforts and private sector initiatives on ICT applications in agriculture have brought new opportunities for farmers and traders to reduce transaction costs and increase incomes. The applications are primarily used for linking actors in the agricultural value chain, accessing real time information on prices, buyers and sellers, transport and haulage, and other relevant information services in the agricultural value chain. Limited evidence from Ghana and elsewhere show that cell phone applications have resulted in increased incomes but the impacts and sustainability of other ICT applications have proven elusive. The role of ICT in overcoming the key constraints in the agricultural value chain and for making evidence-based decisions will be greatly enhanced if farmers, aggregators, and other stakeholders in the value chain pay attention to their business scope and schedule planning, executing, monitoring and control, procurement, risk planning, and stakeholder communications in a “project management” context. When this is done, ICT applications will facilitate supply chain management through sharing of timely and pertinent information on producers, buyers and other services, thereby helping to promote industry competitiveness. The major challenges to the widespread use and sustainability of ICT remain access to the appropriate ICT tool, poor road and storage infrastructure (particularly in the farming communities) and illiteracy on the part of the majority of smallholder farmers.

Information and Communication Technology in Singapore

2011 ◽  
pp. 293-311
Author(s):  
Leo Tan Wee Hin ◽  
R. Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) hold great potential for promoting socioeconomic development in many developing countries. ICT has not significantly percolated down the economic value chain in these countries for various reasons. The example of Singapore is used to show how governments can make a difference in entrenching a vibrant ICT sector through appropriate policies, programs, and other intervention instruments. It is suggested that aspects of the Singapore experience would be useful for other developing countries.

Biofilms and Meat Safety: A Mini-Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONG WANG
Keyword(s):  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Meat Industry ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Processing Plants ◽  
High Event ◽  
Multiple Species

ABSTRACT Biofilms are surface-attached microbial communities with distinct properties, which have a tremendous impact on public health and food safety. In the meat industry, biofilms remain a serious concern because many foodborne pathogens can form biofilms in areas at meat plants that are difficult to sanitize properly, and biofilm cells are more tolerant to sanitization than their planktonic counterparts. Furthermore, nearly all biofilms in commercial environments consist of multiple species of microorganisms, and the complex interactions within the community significantly influence the architecture, activity, and sanitizer tolerance of the biofilm society. This review focuses on the effect of microbial coexistence on mixed biofilm formation with foodborne pathogens of major concern in the fresh meat industry and their resultant sanitizer tolerance. The factors that would affect biofilm cell transfer from contact surfaces to meat products, one of the most common transmission routes that could lead to product contamination, are discussed as well. Available results from recent studies relevant to the meat industry, implying the potential role of bacterial persistence and biofilm formation in meat contamination, are reviewed in response to the pressing need to understand the mechanisms that cause “high event period” contamination at commercial meat processing plants. A better understanding of these events would help the industry to enhance strategies to prevent contamination and improve meat safety.

HArnessing Multi-Stakeholders Involvement in Result Based Aquaculture (HASIRA) Extension Service in Tanzania

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Ronald Tarimo ◽  
Camilius A. Sanga
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Extension System ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Rural And Urban

The wide spread of mobile phones to many actors of aquaculture value chain have brought a new opportunity for enhancing access to aquaculture advisory and extension service in developing countries. Despite the potential shown by mobile phones in provision of other social economic services to both rural and urban communities, there are few studies presented how these tools facilitate access to aquaculture extension service among aquaculture farmers in the country, Tanzania. This article assesses how mobile phones can facilitate the provision of aquaculture extension service among aquaculture farmers in Tanzania. The article establishes an understanding on how aquaculture extension service is provided to aquaculture farmers through mobile phones using UshauriKilimo. UshauriKilimo is an agro-advisory and extension system which is now in use for more than two years. The article contributes to the existing body of knowledge with respect to ICT mediated aquaculture extension.

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