9280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Public Health, Food Processing, Codex Alimentarius

• School: University of Canberra
• Department: University of Canberra
• Course: 9280
• Professor: Michelle Mineham

Document Summary

Food is made for consumption, it goes through the steps of production, transportation, processing, distribution, marketing and retail. Plants are to be used by animals and then by consumers or directly to consumers. Staple crops : wheat australia, rice southern asia, potato northern europe, corn central america, rye northern europe. Milling to consumers directly or through markets rst. Food trade then directly to consumers or through markets rst. Primary production : farm, sh foods (meat, grains, milk, veggies, seafood (exports . 1 billion) Food retail : (. 4 billion) prior to 1960s foods were bought from a small number of specialised food shops : grocer, baker, butcher or confectionery shop. Range was limited and composition of foods was obvious therefore minimal food labelling was required. > modern supermarkets now stock around 30 000 items. > processed foods are more complex - detailed food labelling is required. > can be cheaper to buy food than prepare your own.