Welcome to Australia UAF Organisation Inc.
About Us:
Australia UAF Organisation Inc (UAF Anti-Ageing Qualification Centre of Australia) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 2017. It is the industry management and certifying authority. It is for UAF® - Unified Antioxidants Factor – a system of identifying the antioxidant levels in honey products.
Antioxidants occur naturally in honey in varying degrees. Antioxidants are compounds that help protect body cells against free radical damage that leads to oxidation and subsequent cell damage. Free radicals can potentially accelerate the ageing process and aid disease.
UAF® allows the antioxidant levels in different honeys to be directly compared to make it easier for buyers of Australian honey bee products to make informed purchasing decisions.
UAF® allows the antioxidant levels in different honeys to be directly compared to make it easier for buyers of Australian honey bee products to make informed purchasing decisions.
UAF Org. is supported by anti-ageing specialists, food scientists and scientific laboratories. Antioxidant activity in honey is being further researched by the Australian government, via the Collaborative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products (CRCHBP). This research will inform UAF Org. who continue to cooperate with ongoing antioxidants researchers to provide antioxidant level guidance and measurements for honey products that support good health, have potential to slow the ageing process and aid disease prevention.
Our mission is to:
- Raise awareness and understanding of the health benefits of consuming honey rich in antioxidants; and
- Provide consumers with guidance on the antioxidant activity value of products through Unified Antioxidants Factor - UAF®
- Dedicated to researching and certifying anti-aging foods. The aim is helpinf to reduce disease and prolong human life.
Governance and Management:UAF Org. is governed and managed by the UAF Anti-Ageing Reasearch Fund and its board of committee, the manage team is having strong background and outstanding experiences in science, honey industry, commercial and marketing areas.
Media Release - UAF® Launch
Australia develops world-first indexing system for measuring antioxidants in honey to support the growth of local honey exports.Australia has developed the world’s first rating system to measure antioxidants active in honey.
The Unified Antioxidant Factor - UAF® - aims to contribute to the growth of Australia’s multi-million dollar honey industry by making it easier for consumers, particularly in export markets, to identify the antioxidant value of honey bee products. UAF® was launched today with ASX-listed retailer AuMake who will be the sole distributor of Medigum, a range of floral honey sourced from natural bushland in Western Australia that has significant levels of antioxidants and is one of the first products to use the UAF® system.
Antioxidants occur naturally in honey in varying degrees and current rating systems only measure the antimicrobial activity of honey. Antioxidants are compounds that help protect body cells against free radical damage that leads to oxidation and subsequent cell damage. Free radicals can potentially accelerate the ageing process and aid disease.
Ms Rosie Liu, producer of AuMake’s Medigum products, said she initiated the development of UAF, which is supported by the Australian Government’s Collaborative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products (CRCHBP), to promote and add value to Australia’s honey in overseas markets.
“Consumers in our export markets are very discerning, particularly when it comes to their health and the health of their families. The UAF will make it easier for consumers of Australian honey products to identify and make informed choices about the antioxidant value of the honey bee products they are purchasing,” she said.
Ms Rosie Liu, producer of AuMake’s Medigum products, said she initiated the development of UAF, which is supported by the Australian Government’s Collaborative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products (CRCHBP), to promote and add value to Australia’s honey in overseas markets.
“Consumers in our export markets are very discerning, particularly when it comes to their health and the health of their families. The UAF will make it easier for consumers of Australian honey products to identify and make informed choices about the antioxidant value of the honey bee products they are purchasing,” she said.
UAF® has been recognised by scientists from the CRCHBP, anti-ageing specialists, foodscientists and independent laboratories. The newly formed Australia UAF Organisation Inc(UAF Org.), a not-for-profit health promoting entity, is the management and certifying authority for the UAF® index system.
UAF Org. Executive Councilor Mr Eduard Planken, OAM said: “UAF Org. will work with antioxidant researchers toprovide antioxidant level guidance and measurements for honey products that supportgood health, have potential to slow the ageing process and aid disease prevention.”
UAF Org. Executive Councilor Mr Eduard Planken, OAM said: “UAF Org. will work with antioxidant researchers toprovide antioxidant level guidance and measurements for honey products that supportgood health, have potential to slow the ageing process and aid disease prevention.”
Commenting on the UAF launch CRCHBP CEO Dr Liz Barbour said: “We applaud the introduction of UAF as a way for Australian honey producers to differentiate themselves in a competitive international market. UAF is a simple rating of the measurement of antioxidant activity in a honey. Antioxidant activity varies greatly between honeys so not all honey confers this benefit. At present all food antioxidant activity is measured using two tests which measure the antioxidant activity in different ways. The UAF is a simplification of expressing the outcome of these two tests, making it much easier for consumers to choose the level which suits them.” AuMake’s range of Medigum honey will be one of the first to market products covered by the UAF overseas to China. “Medigum and UAF fits perfectly with AuMake’s strategy of providing our customers, daigou and Chinese tourists, with new and different Australian products that meet China’s increasing desire for health benefiting ranges that are safe and natural. We recognise the opportunity that UAF provides Australian honey producers to increase their international exposure and our distribution of Medigum supports this view,” said Mr Keong Chan, AuMake’s Executive Chairman, Keong Chan.
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