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| One of the world’s most famous views - The Olmix team poses for a picture at the Théatre National de Chaillot on the banks of the Seine opposite Eiffel Tower and Champs de Mars |
by Roger Gilbert, IAF Publisher
First published in International Aquafeed, September-October 2015
The inclusion of algae in food production took on a meaningful turn when Olmix presented its antibiotic-free broiler chicken to delegates attending its one-day conference ‘Building a Healthy Food Chain – Thanks to Algae,’ in Paris last month.
The chicken, raised on algae-included feed rations and managed, processed and distributed by Olmix, was tasted by the 400-plus delegates attending the conference.
While broiler and fish production differ widely, algae products are attempting to achieve similar levels of food safety in both livestock and aquaculture. Until now the benefits algae provides in terms of human nutrition and health have been largely associated with cultural and coastal communities and with those looking for dietary alternatives.
In livestock and fish production algae has been considered a valuable ingredient in its own right for some time, but products have now been developed to help protect health, improve well-being and reduce the need for medicines and in particular antibiotics.
Algae has not yet proven itself as a viable source of protein in meeting the growing demand from our food producing animals, particularly not in fish diets where the pressure is on to minimise the amount of fishmeal included in feeds.
However, Paris may well prove a turning point in the way we consider algae inclusion in our food production system.
“We are now ready to meet consumers’ expectations for a better life,” Olmix marketing director Daniéle Marzin told the delegates crowed into the Hotel Pullman Eiffel Tower conference room.
First published in International Aquafeed, September-October 2015
The inclusion of algae in food production took on a meaningful turn when Olmix presented its antibiotic-free broiler chicken to delegates attending its one-day conference ‘Building a Healthy Food Chain – Thanks to Algae,’ in Paris last month.
The chicken, raised on algae-included feed rations and managed, processed and distributed by Olmix, was tasted by the 400-plus delegates attending the conference.
While broiler and fish production differ widely, algae products are attempting to achieve similar levels of food safety in both livestock and aquaculture. Until now the benefits algae provides in terms of human nutrition and health have been largely associated with cultural and coastal communities and with those looking for dietary alternatives.
In livestock and fish production algae has been considered a valuable ingredient in its own right for some time, but products have now been developed to help protect health, improve well-being and reduce the need for medicines and in particular antibiotics.
Algae has not yet proven itself as a viable source of protein in meeting the growing demand from our food producing animals, particularly not in fish diets where the pressure is on to minimise the amount of fishmeal included in feeds.
However, Paris may well prove a turning point in the way we consider algae inclusion in our food production system.
“We are now ready to meet consumers’ expectations for a better life,” Olmix marketing director Daniéle Marzin told the delegates crowed into the Hotel Pullman Eiffel Tower conference room.
Read the full article in International Aquafeed HERE.
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