Food and food science. cooking, food service, nutrition.

Specific food organisations

Meat industry

Dairy and egg industry

Cereal and legume industry

Oil and margarine industries

Other specific agricultural industry

Australian Meat & Livestock Industry web site

An industry site from Australia, but one with lots of material of interest to nutritionists and educators alike. There is valuable reference data on the nutritional content of various meats, as well as material from their popular series of lay handouts, and past issues of their newsletter for dietitians. Together with recipes, the combination makes for a very worthwhile visit.

Meat-ing Place

This is a "global information hub of the red meat and poultry processing industries." Sponsored by meat and chicken processing publisher in US, (e.g. "Meat Marketing & Technology"), this page has links to meat and poultry science, industry associations and resources.

Beef Info: Canadian beef industry

More beef than nutrition oriented, but there is some good information on fat and iron in the nutrition section.

Cowtown: National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Beef and cattle raising information and promotion in the US. Includes some documents on scientific aspects. This includes the Beef Handbook, which has general Information on beef industry, and particularly regarding environmental issues (written from positive perspective). See also entry below.

National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Colourful site maintained by the American meat industry. It has lay and agricultural material, and their perspective on the nutritional, environmental and economic aspects of meat consumption is worth reading.

Meat Matters: British Meat

Lay and health professional nutrition information.

National Pork Producers Council

A very well designed site with lots of information for health professionals, consumers (including children) and the meat industry.

North American Meat Processors Association

Has a good set of links to web pages of its members organisations, and to food safety, HAACP and industry sites generally.

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Dairy Australia

Web site for the industry organisation (that combines the old Australian Dairy Corporation and Dairy Research Development Corporation. The site has a lot of information on the dairy industry and on dairy food issues, and nutrition resources such as nutrition and health publications for both the lay public and health professionals, as well as dairy based recipes etc. The site is well maintained and very useful. The organisation maintains a completely different web site just devoted to links to Internet dairy resources.

Canadian Dairy Commission

Industry and product rather than nutritionally oriented site.

British Columbia Dairy Foundation

"The mission of nutrition education at the B.C. Dairy Foundation is to promote optimal health in B.C. through leadership in nutrition education and by facilitating selection of healthy food in accordance with Canadian nutrition recommendations." The web site has information about their education program and resources, not the material itself, other than a lay section on calcium and lactose intolerance.

CheeseNet

Information about cheese, links, search engine.

Dairynet - The UK Dairy industry

Web site for the UK Dairy industry has news, features on the industry, an industry data base, and information on the school milk program in the UK.

DairyBiz

Well designed site with lots of material for dairy farmers and the dairy industry, plus a new section on animal nutrition.

Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Lay information on dairy related issues, such as `milk allergy', role of calcium etc.

got milk? Adventure

Kids adventure game with some recipes, in promotion of milk.

The International Dairy Federation

"an independent, non-profit association
which promotes scientific, technical and economic progress in dairying world-wide." Home page has access to the Codex Alimentarius, information about the organisation, its membership, program and events.

National Dairy Database (US)

"The National Dairy Database is a large collection of the best and most up-to-date dairy production publications available from across the US. All publications were authored by top dairy experts and reviewed by a panel of top experts in that area."

WhyMilk

Milk promotion and information. This is now pitched very much towards being youth-oriented, with famous faces, etc.

American Egg Board

Lots of information on egg industry, nutrition and recipes.

Egg Clearinghouse

Links to varous egg industry body web sites.

Egg Nutrition Center

"for egg lovers, egg producers and processors, nutritionists and health care providers, and anyone who wants to learn more about eggs and good nutrition." Includes information on nutritional value, food safety and links to other egg sites.

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

Organisation and industry information.

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Grains Nutrition Information Center: Wheat Foods Council

There is a FAQ on grains and fibre, news of the week and recipes, but most of the information seems to be reserved for those who sign up to receive email updates or become a member.

CropSEARCH

A search engine to access crop information based upon key words such as crop names or authors, from Indiana Center for New Crops and Plant Products.

U.S. Soyfoods Directory

"descriptions of soyfoods, the companies that make and distribute them, nutritional information, and recipes. In addition, you will find research information about the health benefits of soyfoods. We have lists of books about soyfoods and of scientists who are studying soyfoods, telephone numbers of people who can tell you more about soyfoods, and a FREE monthly email newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on the latest soyfoods information."

Soy and Human Health: Ask and Expert

Questions on Soy and Human Health answered by nutritionist Clare Hasler. This is part of the Univ.of Illinois Functional Foods initiative.

Soy Phytoestrogens

Information on the content and health issues related to phytoestrogens particularly in soybeans. Lots of links as well.

The Tofu and Miso Homepage

Site promoting the virtues of tofu and vegetarianism, incudes nutritional comparison between soy milk and cow's milk. Site also sells books on tofu and on miso.

National Pasta Association

"pasta lovers will find pasta recipes, pasta FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and Facts, pasta nutrition, and pasta shapes information."

USA Rice Federation

Mostly industry content, but some lay nutrition information on rice.

Wheat Foods Council

Lay and organisational information.

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The Canola Connection: The Canola Council

The Canola Council in Canada has put up a colourful web site with information on Canola organisations, growers' manual, nutrition and recipe section and agricultural reports. They also have one of the better lists around of links to other agricultural and food production web sites, particularly, those relevant to canola and to Canadian agriculture.

Flax seed: Essential Nutrient Research Corporation

Some information on flax, flax seed oil, and related issues to due with omega fatty acids from a commercial entity involved in this area. However, although there are a reasonable number of headings to click on, the information under each one is quite brief.

Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council

Agricultural, marketing and nutrition perspective. The web site is in English.

Margarine on the Web

Haven't been able to connect to the site as yet.

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Canned Foods Information Service (Australia)

Organisational, environmental, nutrient and recipe information, as well as access to ordering of free pamphlets. Thoughtfully designed site from Australia. They also have a range of sports nutrition leaflets for kids, but you have to order them.

The Leafy Greens Council

Material for schools and general public on leafy green vegetables.

Salt Institute

Organisational information, background on salt industry, news etc.

Seafood Information Centre (US)

Lots of useful seafood links.

The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories

Work on food science in Iceland, and have been in cooperation with the Icelandic Nutrition Council, which does not have it own site.

South African Sugar Association

Includes nutrition information relating specifically to sugar and carbohydrate.

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