This essay was awarded the first Gianni Schellino Memorial Prize. This prize was established by the late Signor Ferdinando Schellino in memory of his son who died in 1993. The competition will continue biennially for the best essays covering the designated aspect of meat science and technology and human nutrition. Full details of the next competition will be available in October 1997 from Dr David Lister, Chairman and Scientific Secretary of the Gianni Schellino Memorial Prize, at the International Meat Secretariat, 64 Rue Taitbout, 75009 Paris, France (fax: 1-42806745) which administers the prize, or by e-mail to schellino.prize@dial.pipex.com
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