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Agricultural Biotechnology

The field of agricultural biotechnology is mainly a collection of scientific techniques that are used to improve plants, animals and microorganisms. Agricultural biotechnology has many environmental and social impacts. Scientists constantly work on developing solutions to increase agricultural productivity based on the understanding of DNA. As expected, the issues associated with agricultural biotechnology are complex and varied. The complexities of this field arise from the creation and management of science, the intellectual property rights, public and private research interactions, safety concerns, marketing of products and the economic factors influencing industries participating in agricultural biotechnology (Carpenter J, 2001). Different countries ...

AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY IN CANADA AND ITS REGULATIONS

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW: Agriculture and agri-food industry is a highly complex, modern, integrated industry in Canada. Being an internationally competitive, the industry contributes a large sum to the Canadian economy. Agricultural industry in Canada is highly adaptive to increasing globalization, innovation and technology and changing consumer demands. This industry contributes significantly to country’s economy by making large contribution to employment and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It accounts for 8% contribution in total GDP and employs around 2.1 million people in the country as according to 2013 statistics (Government of Canada, 2013). Canada is known as the sixth-largest exporter as well ...

For decades researcher and nutritionists have been advocating low-fat and low-cholesterol diet. This approach has been touted as a preferred way of losing weight and a way of preventing or controlling heart and other chronic diseases. As a consequence food companies tailored their products to be low in fat, and substituted them with salt, sugar or refined grains to make up for flavor or texture . However, this theory is being given a fresh look. In the 1960s, fats and carbohydrates provide 45% of calories to the Americans adults, and still only 13% of them were obese. Today while Americans eat less fat, yet ...

biomolecular peculiarities to create technologies and new products with the aim of improving mankind’s lives and the health state of our planet. It is interesting fact that we have been using the biological processes for more than five thousand years with the goal of creating useful consumable products (bread, butter, cheese, sour cream and millions of others) and with the purpose to preserve the dairy products as well as to increase the lifespan of food products. This brand new biotechnology that we see today provides us with technologies to cope with rare diseases, and to reduce our ...

Good and Bad Fats

Fats can be classified as saturated fats and unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fats can be classified further as cis and trans unsaturated fats. Saturated fats are considered as bad fats. They consist of a long chained linear structure, high melting point and contain higher energy than unsaturated fats. These characteristics make them tightly bound to the body. Unsaturated cis fats have similar structures to saturated fats and are easy to deposit in the body. Unsaturated trans fats are good fats. They have a lower melting point, bent structure that allows for efficient packing, and can be broken down more easily than saturated ...

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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature review 2.1 Definition of GM products and foods. 2.2 Historical development of GM Foods. 2.2.1 Bioengineering and agriculture. 2.2.2 Biopharming. 2.3 GM food regulation and legislation

2.3.1 Production regulations

2.3.2 Import regulations

2.3.3 Labeling requirements 2.3.3.1 Article 8 Regulation (EC) 258/97. 2.3.3.2 Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003: Traceability and labeling. 2.3.3.2.1 “May contain GMO” labels. 2.3.3.2.2 “Does not contain GMO” labels 2.4 Risk assessment of GM ...

1. Introduction

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, Carpenter 2010). Consumer acceptance of GM foods in the ...

1. Introduction

1.1 Perception of GM foods in the UK According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, ...