ANSC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Free Birds, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, European Food Safety Authority

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Animal Science
• Course: ANSC 101
• Professor: Kasey Moyes

Document Summary

Today(cid:859)s topi(cid:272)s: organic operations, consumer attitudes and perceptions, population growth, food prices, environment rbst. Definition of organic: a system of farming that mimics natural ecosystems that balance pest and beneficial organism populations and maintain and replenish fertility of the soil, usda regulations: national organic program (nop) guidelines for certification (http://www. usda. gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=or ganic_certification) Organic certification: certification process, all feed ingredients must be 100% organic, farm inspection. Intense record keeping: 3 year waiting period. Organic: farm size, nutrition, feed efficiency, ghg emissions, residues, no fda approved therapeutics, us vs eu standards, guidelines vs law. Why are consumers confused: (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)(cid:1004): (cid:1013)(cid:1012)% far(cid:373)ers . (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1005): (cid:1006)% far(cid:373)ers, = knowledge gap, too many choices at the grocery store, no gmos, reduced fat, rbst free, organic, raw milk, antibiotic free, non- processed, positive ads, negative ads. Consumer concerns and perceptions: consumers love and respect farmers (cid:271)ut do(cid:374)(cid:859)t u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d appre(cid:272)iate the (cid:373)oder(cid:374) industry, recommended websites, http://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed, http://www. usda. gov or http://www. fda. gov, http://www. nih. gov, higher education = focus on extension.