The+Australian+Food+Industry

toc =**The Australian Food Industry**= In this section you will learn about:
 * Sectors of the Australian Food Industry
 * Aspects of the Australian Food Industry
 * Policy & Legislation


 * **Key Terms** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * agriculture
 * agri-food chain
 * aquaculture
 * automation
 * advisory groups
 * audit
 * Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS)
 * bait advertising
 * ballast water
 * codes of practice
 * Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
 * Hazzard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) || * economies of scale
 * fisheries
 * food processing
 * food manufacturing
 * free trade agreement
 * functional foods
 * globalisation
 * genetically modified
 * gross domestic product
 * legislation
 * microbial
 * policy || * product recall
 * protocols
 * quarantine
 * referral selling
 * self-regulated
 * subsidies
 * tariff
 * niche market
 * organic farming
 * probiotics
 * quality control
 * quality management || * codex alimentarius
 * environmental health officer (EHO)
 * extortion
 * food safety program
 * Food Standards Code
 * value added
 * sustainability
 * preservatives ||

**TASK 1**
Use the glossary in the back of the text book (FTIA) to define the above terms.

**Levels of Operation and Mechanisation**
1. Write a definition for the following levels of operation and mechanisation 2. List two advantages and disadvantages for each level. 3. Watch the following videos media type="youtube" key="hkEZ7BPSzyM" height="315" width="560" || **Small Business** media type="youtube" key="UWvhhr0GqTo" height="315" width="420" || Watch the Arnotts biscuit video through clickview || media type="youtube" key="_KfMeTc4txI" height="315" width="420" || [|Manufacturing Stanford]
 * Houehold
 * small business
 * large company
 * multinational
 * **Household**
 * **Large Company** || **Multinational** ||
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**Research and Development in the Australian Food Industry**

 * is costly but necessary to maintain internationally competitve.
 * Government funding can be available, some is done through the CSIRO (Commonewealth SCientific and Industrial Research Organisation).
 * CSIRO recently established six national research flagships, e.g. Food Futures aimed at transforming the agri-food sector.
 * CSIRO works with farmers, government and research teams to **develop innovative agri-food** and **processing technologies,** to **increase prosperity** and **sustainability.**
 * Long term **benefits of R&D** include **increased exports, production of healthier and safer foods & improved farm profitability.**
 * FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand) also conduct consumer and industry research.

**TASK 3 Homework:**
1. Look at the two websites below and find two examples of research and development being conducted - write a brief paragraph to summarise the purpose of the research conducted. [|CSIRO] [|FSANZ]

2. Define the term:
 * research and development (planned activity aimed at discovering new knowledge with the hope of developing new or improved products and services)

3. Read the following case study and answer the questions within it. [|HSC Online Case Study R&D] [|Rice varieties] [|Sunrice] [|Ricegrowers] [|Golden Rice]
 * Links**

4. Look at the following link and discuss the role Chef Dan Coudreaut has on product innovation. [|McDonalds Chef & Culinary Innovation]

Quality Assurance

 * a process within an organisation that guarantees standards are achieved during processing
 * part of the toatl quality management plan of an organisation
 * required to ensure consistency in products.
 * HACCP (Hazzard Analysis Critical Control Points) system widely used to look at problem areas within the production process and aims to identify and control hazzards.

Making it safe: HACCP media type="youtube" key="2Xhx2yBE7pg" height="315" width="420"

**Quality Control**

 * conducting tests to check the standards of raw materials or products, before, during or after manufacture.

**Consumer influences on food industry organisations**
1. To what extent do consumers influence the Australian Food Industry? Provide 5 examples from the table on page 154 FTIA. Discuss latest trends in supermarket, canteens, takeaway food and the factors that drive this change.

**Impact of the food industry on the environment**
2. Define organic farming. 3. State the requirements a food item has to go through to be certified organic. 4. Outline some of the problems associated with organic farming. 5. Read the case study on page 156 FTIA and answer the questions that follow. 6. Why must food manufacturers and producers consider the impact of their produce on the environment? Predict what would happen if they ignored the impact.

Read the following case study on Goodman Fielder and answer the questions below. 1. Outline the sustainability goals Goodman Fielder wanted to achieve. 2. State their achievements and savings in relation to waste. 3. How did the company recycle bakery waste? 4. Evaluate the impact you think the "Environmental Training for all" will have on educating employees about sustainable issues. How does this training relate to research and development?
 * Case Study**



[] Going Organic: The how and why of organic foods VEA Australia [|Australian Exports]
 * Watch the video**

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Impact of the Food Industry on Society
3. Migration has introduced various foods, flavours, cuisine which has led to new technological developments and products. (Quarantine vital for preventing spread of pests/disease) 4. The Food Industry caters to our needs allowing us to focus on our individual roles e.g. dual income families having less time for meal preparation more income for convenience foods/eating out. N.B. Through advertising businesses can dictate what is on the supermarket shelves. 5. Two top supermarket chains make up over 74% of national grocery sales, therefore also dictating consumer choice.
 * 1) As consumers we have a wide variety of fresh and manufactured foods readily available
 * 2) Technological developments within the food industry has led to the following:
 * Transport - fresh food available all year
 * Storage - commercial and home
 * Packaging - canning, MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging), oven-proof plastics, foil-lined cardboards - which all increase the shelf life of foods
 * Manufacturing methods - greater range of products, convenience foods, mass production
 * GM (Genetically Modified) Foods
 * Organic foods
 * Varied cooking methods, e.g. gas, electric, microwave, induction
 * Nutrition - education through nutrition labels, healthier and allergy specific foods, e.g. low fat & gluten free products

TASK 5

 * Supermarket Field Trip Questions**

**PMI Chart**
Discuss the impact the food industry has on the health of our society. Use the summary from the PMI chart to construct an extended response to this question. choices e.g. assessing the fat content for a low fat diet, assessing the sugar content for diabetes, gluten free options for allergies/intollerances 2. snacks e.g. Munchables, 100% fruit snacks/wraps, high fibre/low GI muesli bars ("Carmens") both healthy (e.g. low fat, low salt, sugar free, high fibre) & less healthy e.g.snack foods, processed, additives) the development of Golden rice for developing countires -is a cheap staple and can increase the Vit A content & reduce vision problems media type="youtube" key="FTfuAbzAeB8" height="315" width="560" media type="youtube" key="jAP6ZtfP9ZQ" height="315" width="560"
 * **Positive** || **Minus** || **Interesting** ||
 * * Nutrition labels - allows consumers to make more informed
 * Healthy convenience foods: 1. meals e.g. lean cuisine,
 * Organic food production - greater choice of organic foods available resulting in less damage to the environment and greater health benefits || * Food waste - due to an abundance in our food supply.
 * More automation for manufacturing food, therefore less jobs, can also lead to physical contamination from machinery
 * Food product range of unhealthy snacks has led to more diet-related illnesses, e.g. heart disease, diabetes || * Variety of food choices - fresh, packaged & convenience,
 * GM Foods - although controversial, there are some benefits, e.g.
 * Exports - +ve: greater world wide market share, e.g. meat export industry. -ve: less control of animal cruelty - poor slaughter of animals in overseas countires, e.g.Indonesia ||

Scenario
Investigate what would need to be considered if you were opening a new Cafe. Brainstorm the legal requirements and state & federal policies that would need to be addressed. Use your notes on Policy & Legislation together with research from the internet. Use the following online software to create your brainstorm media type="custom" key="12272918"