Food To You: Australian Food History

The Italians have transformed the Australian food culture extremely greatly. Before Italians came, Australia had very little food supply. When the immigrants arrived they introduced many different staple foods such as olive oil, spaghetti, pizza, pasta, salads, and wine.

    Should the thought of catching the virus E. coli make Jimmy jump for joy? No it shouldn’t, which is why we should all pay more attention to our meat industry. Robert Kenner analyzes the food industry, and all of its components. Kenner shows the nation where our food comes from, and how it is produced.

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was an attempt to regulate the meatpacking industry and to assure consumers that the meat they were eating was safe. In brief, this act made compulsory the careful inspection of meat before its consummation, established sanitary standards for slaughterhouses and processing plants, and required continuous U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection of meat processing and packaging. Yet, the most important objectives set by the law are the prevention of adulterated or misbranded livestock and products from being commercialized and sold as food, and the making sure that meat and all its products are processed and prepared in the adequate sanitary and hygienic conditions (Reeves 35). Imported meat and its various

Have you asked yourself yet, who regulates meat products? The USDA does. This government agency ensures that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome and properly labeled and packaged to consumer and buyers. The Department of Health and Human Services and The Environmental Protection agency are two reputable government agencies that coordinate with the USDA to ensure food and medical safety is regulated lawfully. Every four years, there is an important “food code” that is revised by U.S. Food and Drug Administration that affects all levels of government agencies. The food code is used as a model to develop and update food safety rules that require consistency with national food regulatory policies. Businesses and industries controlled and regulated by the food code are retail, food service, and medical institutions such as

* High quality products with the best raw materials (naturally raised beef, pork and chicken)

Before the Progressive Era, many times food and water was unsafe and unclean. In many cases, medicines were not labelled, so they were not always trustworthy and effective. In 1906, the “Pure Food and Drug Act” passed stating that items could not be sold if they were mislabeled and manufacturers must have the ingredients list on the item. Another act passed was the “Meat Inspection Act” which was similar to the previous act stating the item must be labelled correctly and processed in clean environments. Because of these acts, we can trust ouyr food

Australia’s primary exports lie in natural resources and agricultural commodities (Siriwardana, 2015). The Australian beef industry is the sixth largest exporter in the world where average beef exports from Australia are approximately 1.3 million tonnes, amounting to approximately 65% of total beef production (Tozer and Marsh, 2012). In a global context, Australia is the sixth largest beef producer and the second largest beef exporter, therefore it would be most efficient for Australia to trade with other nations who produce and export beef less effectively (Meat & Livestock Australia, 2016).

The 1970’s the United States signaled a pivotal shift for a “ just deserts,” philosophy to model their criminal justice system. With increase punishment for individuals, thousands of prisons were built in order to cope with the rising number of inmates. With the adoption of a punishment oriented philosophy, “ the war on drugs,” emerged as the nation’s solution to deter drug use and drug related crimes. Changes in the criminal justice system produce policy spillover into other branches like prisons, police, and even drug enforcement ; the “ war on drugs,” and stop and frisk are examples of this policy spillover. The crack epidemic in the 1980’s ( approximately 10 years after the start of the “ war on drugs,”) only further prompted politicians

“I aimed for the public’s hearts, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” This quote was in response to the reaction of Upton Sinclair’s ground breaking exposé, “The Jungle”. On February 26, 1906 Sinclair shocked the Nation by exposing the horrors of slaughter houses and meat packing plants. Thousands of people have died from food-borne illnesses. E-coli, along with other diseases resulting from filthy food processing was revealed as the murderer. As shocking as it might have been back then, it is even more alarming to find out that conditions have not improved in the last one hundred nine years. Food-borne illnesses are still an extremely common occurrence. People should not have to worry about whether their purchased food, food that was “approved” by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is safe to eat. Consumers shouldn’t have to worry about tainted or dirty meat. Cleaner meat packing facilities and stricter meat regulation on the part of the USDA should be a standard. Eating a burger should not have to be a life or death situation.

Overview: A look into how the meat is prepared. What is in the meat that we don’t know about but still consume. How consumers love it because it’s cheap, quick and easy. Processing of meat, errors associated with the process of beef and chicken.

This represents a unique culture that has changed due to frequent immigration and migration. Cuisine in Australia is a combination of British origins and Mediterranean and Asian influences. The large amount of natural resources provide access to various meats, spices, and fruits and

Throughout the years the food industry has dramatically changed in American culture. We rely on our favorite brands to feed on, but know very little of how were getting it along with the process the animal goes through before being plated. There for, thousands of farms, slaughter houses, and processing plants that have had various owners have been fractioned down to very few. This cut, forces producers to be quick to make a dollar and having less care for the value of the food. These uncontrolled environments keep consumers in the dark and more susceptible to disease and or contamination.

There have been Australian Aborigines living in Australia from a long time before the Europeans found the land of Australia. However, Australian history often begins from the time James Cook came and the British began to colonise. Then, in Australia, the number of whites increased and the European culture spread. As a result of this, Australian Indigenous people lost their lands, were not included in the society which whites created. It is thought that literatures often reflect at that time of the world, such as society, politics and incidents and are impacted by authors’ thoughts. This presentation will highlight four Aboriginal authors who contributed to express their unknown history in their writings. Firstly it will introduce Kath

* Australian Pork Industry Quality Program, where pig meat going for export had to meet: biological, chemical, physical, welfare, quality and management standards

This proves some of the risks associated with imported food, but if we understand the standards of production in the countries from which we receive products, we can try to prevent these problems (TribLive Lifestyles).