Jaime Luján Zilbermann
Jaime began his writing career at an English-language weekly newspaper in Guatemala, where he worked as an Arts & Culture Editor.
After finishing his MSc in Animal Science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, he looked to combine his writing experience with his studies. Thus began his stint as editor for Meat International magazine (part of Reed Business Information).
He held that position for over three years, and worked together with Wiebe van der Sluis as technical editor of PPM (Poultry Processing Magazine).
After finishing his MSc in Animal Science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, he looked to combine his writing experience with his studies. Thus began his stint as editor for Meat International magazine (part of Reed Business Information).
He held that position for over three years, and worked together with Wiebe van der Sluis as technical editor of PPM (Poultry Processing Magazine).
Earlier this year he decided to go back to school and is currently pursuing studies to become a veterinarian at the University of Córdoba in Spain.
Latest Blogs (1-10 of 9)
Will consumers go for cloned meat?
Very soon now, probably before the end of the year,
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give its final decision as to
whether the consumption of meat from cloned animals is safe. It is widely
accepted by most pundits that the decision will allow the sale of these products
to consumers.
The future of ready meals in Europe
A common complaint heard all over the world today: "The world is speeding up!
Between a professional career and family life, I hardly have time to cook!"
Enter the food industry, which since its birth, but most especially over the
last half century, has addressed this subject time and time again, first by
processing and later on by further processing many of the meals we eat
today.
Turning poultry waste into profit
It seems everyone nowadays is into biofuels. But when the largest poultry
processor in the world decides to enter the biofuels arena it makes a big
difference.
FDA's proposal to hide irradiation
This last week (April 4), the Food and Drug
Administration of the US government proposed to revise its labelling regulations
for irradiated food. This proposal is no simple matter; in fact, it would be a
major change in policy regarding irradiated food. (Comment
1)
Fighting the temptation
Over the past few years, many in poultry industry have
lost sleep over highly pathogenic bird flu, either because it arrived
unexpectedly within their country's borders or because they worried it would
somehow make its way there. The consequences have certainly been devastating for
many as entire flocks have been culled, international markets closed their doors
and local consumption plummeted. (Comments
3)
Out of this world and out of their minds
Everyone in the business knows branding is an essential part of the industry…
But when KFC announced that they were the first brand visible from space, my
first thoughts were, "why on Earth?"
Moving against trans-fats
Trans-fats have become a huge subject lately, as their
deleterious effects on health have become apparent....What's all the fuss
about? Trans-fats, as they are most commonly known, are unsaturated fats, like
most edible oils.....
Who took over whom?
As we all wait on the outcome of Pilgrim's Pride attempted
take-over of Gold Kist, it would be an interesting exercise to take a look at
the actual practice of mergers and acquisitions.
Carbon Monoxide in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Over the past few months, a controversy has raged in the US over the use of
carbon monoxide (CO) in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for meats. To bring
everyone up to speed, MAP uses hermetically sealed trays to package meat within
a mixture of gases different from that in the normal air that we
breathe.
