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PubMed1979

EEC food policies.

The EEC common agricultural policy (CAP) is examined as a food policy, including the adequacy of its response to consumers' needs; the suggestion is made that, although some successes can be claimed, the overall picture is not satisfactory. Some of the work on food standards within the EEC is recorded, and attention is drawn to the nutritional aspects of CAP and to the implications of EEC actions for world food policy.

Agriculture↗
PubMed1979

Developing new food products.

Stages of developing a new food product - market research, product development, adaptation to factory production, test marketing, national marketing, and advertising--are described. It is shown that no product is successful if not liked by potential purchasers. If the dietitian wishes to market nutrition education successfully this must be done by taking food habits into consideration, influencing them perhaps, but not attempting to reverse trends.

Child↗
PubMed1979

The dietetic and nutritional significance of textured vegetable protein (TVP).

A review of the limited success attained by TVP implies that it may be due partly to the failure of those manufacturing it to attain a sufficiently appealing aesthetic standard and partly to the fact that since its invention it has become apparent that protein deficiency, which would justify its incorporation in the diet, is comparatively rare among the communities where TVP can profitably be marketed.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

[Moulds of bakery dusts (author's transl)].

A total of 260 samples from bakery dusts were investigated. The samples were taken in the great part with the sedimentation-method. A large concentration of moulds was found in the meal-room. The fungal flora was here charcterized by species of Rhizopus nigricans, Mucor and Circinella. With a new volumetric sampler a total quantity of 8 680 fungus spores of particles in 1 m3 was registrated. By a re-examination we found 4473. In the baker's rooms besides moulds (Aspergillus, Penicillium etc.) the yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida krusei) dominated. With the swab-method it was possible to found reservoirs of Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus ochraceus, and Aspergillus niger. In the small bakeries the fungus Endomycopsis burtonii (Trichosporon variable) was most isolated.

Air Microbiology↗
PubMed1977

Occurrence and survival of the larval nematode Anisakis sp. in the flesh of fresh, frozen, brined, and smoked pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi.

Two hundred and twenty Pacific herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) from Yaquina Bay, Oregon, were divided into five groups to test the effects of various methods of handling and processing (fresh, frozen, brined, cold smoked, and cold smoked-gibbed) on the occurrence and survival of Anisakis larvae in the flesh. Viscera and flesh were digested separately using a pepsin-HC1 technique, and counts were taken of Anisakis larvae. Parasite loads were statistically largest in the flesh of frozen, brined, and smoked fish. Smoked fish harbored the greatest proportions of larvae in the flesh. Human consumption of brined or cold smoked Pacific herring represents a potential public health hazard.

Animals↗
PubMed1977

[Effect of various processes on the protein quality of food based on corn and soybeans].

The present study deals with the effect of various processing methods on the protein values of Maisoy, a blend of 30% whole soybean and 70% corn. The processes evaluated were: a) lime cooking using calcium hydroxide; b) toasting, and c) extrusion cooking, using an equipment known as the Brady Crop Cooker. The same blend of soybean/corn was processed by the same three methods. In addition, a sample of Maisoy--blend produced in Bolivia with the extrusion equipment previously indicated--was also evaluated. The evaluation of all products was carried out using the protein efficiency ratio method (PER). The capacity of two of the blends, with and without amino acid supplementation, of causing changes of deoxiribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, and protein in the content of muscle and liver was also measured. Lime cooking as well as extrusion cooking yielded a food with a protein efficiency ratio which varied from 2.30 to 2.60. Both processes destroyed the antiphysiological factors of soybean.

Animals↗
PubMed1977

Type B botulism outbreak caused by a commercial food product. West Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1973.

In the week of May 7, 1973, seven persons contracted botulism after eating together. The most common symptoms were vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, dysphagia, and dysphonia. All were treated with trivalent botulinal antitoxin, and none died. Serum specimens obtained from all seven patients were negative for botulinal toxin, but stool specimens from three patients were positive for type B toxin. Electromyographic studies performed on five patients documented the neurophysiologic abnormalities of botulism. Commercially canned peppers in oil were implicated epidemiologically, and type B toxin was identified in leftover peppers. The processor voluntarily recalled the pepper product, and no further cases were reported.

Botulinum Antitoxin↗
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[Lead content of evaporated milk].

In order to determine the concentration of lead in evaporated type of commercially available milks, a study was carried out in 40 cans. Out of them, 20 were of the "vitamin" brand and the other 20 were of "protein" quality. The lead content in either type of milk was not significantly different; "protein" milk showed 38.4 mug/100 ml, while the figure for the "vitamin" grade was 35.0 mug/100 ml. Considering the use of evapored milks in infant feeding, it was deemed wise to carry out an estimation of the amount of lead ingested in case the volume consumed reached from 500 to 1000 ml. As a result of this study, it is stated that somewhat between 150 to 200 mug of lead are ingested daily in the consumption of evapored milk at normal dilution. Based on the tolerance levels, the findings are discussed.

Animals↗
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[Do children take their milk at the dilution that you indicated].

The experiment was plotted with the purpose of discovering the variability of the measurements of powder milk and refined cane sugar. With this idea in mind, a plastic measurement contained in a commercial lactic product and teaspoon were used. With the results obtained from the dehydrated milk measured by 3 groups of 25 mothers and one of 25 nurses and those corresponding to 10 mothers and 5 nurses who measured the cane sugar, a speculation arose on the eventual significance these findings might have on the state of nutrition of the infants.

Animals↗