International Food Information Council Foundation Resources

 

• Animal Agriculture Resource Page

  Food animal production is an important part of agriculture. It includes beef, dairy, poultry, and pork. Advances in animal breeding, genetics, and health have increased the quality, safety and quantity of animal protein available to consumers, an important source of protein in the human diet.

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• 2013 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food Safety, Nutrition and Health

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• Food Allergy Resource Page

  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 12 million Americans have food allergies. That means about one in every 25 Americans has a food allergy, and that number increases in children under the age of three, when it is about one in every 17 infants. The CDC also notes that the prevalence of food allergies appears to be on the rise. See below for resources for everyone from health professionals to the concern public to understand more about food allergies.

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• Fact Sheet: Benefits of Food Biotechnology

  With an ever-growing global population and rising food prices, the task of feeding the world is going to become more challenging and is just one reason to capitalize on the benefits of biotechnology. Food biotechnology can help us meet this challenge. Use of biotech plants can produce more food on less land, by reducing the amount of crops lost to disease and pests.

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• Questions and Answers About Food Biotechnology

  Since its introduction to food production in the early 1990s, food biotechnology has helped to produce better tasting, fresher foods, protect the environment, and provide greater crop yields. In the future, biotechnology may help keep food safe to eat, help farmers grow more food on less land, and provide more healthful foods. Foods produced through biotechnology have been determined to be safe based on broad consensus among the scientific community coupled with a strong regulatory system invo

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• Food Biotechnology Resources

  These resources cover a range of topics, including the basics and regulation of foods produced through biotechnology, the role of biotechnology in sustainable agriculture, potential benefits of food biotechnology, and the most-covered topics in animal agriculture.

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• Questions and Answers about the Avian Influenza

  Birds, like people, can have the flu. Avian influenza or bird flu was first identified over 100 years ago during an outbreak in Italy. Over the years, the disease has appeared from time to time in regions all over the world including the United States. Avian influenza spreads easily among wild birds, but it can also infect domesticated birds including chickens, turkeys and ducks. Left untreated, avian influenza can devastate an entire flock of chickens.

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• Food Recall Resources

  Here in the U.S. we enjoy one of the safest, abundant and affordable food supplies in the world. Our food safety system is designed to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone. However, we do experience unfortunate incidences where food enters our food supply that is somehow contaminated and unsafe for sale or consumption.

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• A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety Risks

  The United States provides one of the safest food supplies in the world. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the food, beverage and agricultural industries working together, our food supply is becoming even safer. However, despite all of these safety factors, microorganisms may still exist at levels that present risks to consumers.

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• Questions and Answers About Bisphenol-A (BPA)

  Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic or epoxy resins. These resins are used in some food packaging materials, such as the lining inside metal-based food and beverage cans, coatings on metal closures / lids for glass jars, reusable plastic containers for food and beverages and tableware.

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