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Despite scientific evidence demonstrating that consumption of foods developed using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is safe, public opinion called for the labeling of foods made with these ingredients.

Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms in Food Labeling Requirements

Genetically modified foods have faced significant pushback from consumers, sparking a trend in labeling laws; here's what you need to know.

Markus Lipp, director,food standards, US Pharmacopeia

NEXT: Commoditization and Food/Flavor Safety

Markus Lipp on why adulteration is not a quality issue, but a safety concern.

Consumption of flavoring materials as food ingredients and food additives

The basis of quantitative food identity is the consumption of unavoidable and harmless quantities of flavoring materials in the form of traditional foods. Therefore a comprehensive study is needed of the quantitative occurence of flavoring materials in all common foods, such as fruits, vegetable, meat, seafood, cereals, and spices.

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For the Love of Food: The Path Forward for Proactive Food and Flavor Safety

As the industry evolves to embrace food safety standards and mitigate hazards, food and ingredient manufacturers can take steps to outpace regulations and protect their brands.

The FDA's approach to food safety will likely result in many new regulations impacting the industry.

Food Safety’s Impact On F&F Regulations

Why recategorization of food allergens, recalls and remodeled requirements could influence the industry.

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Food Safety in the Time of FSMA

As healthier beverages continue to hit the shelves, beverage manufacturers and importers are faced with additional compliance challenges surrounding policy behind the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Toxins, aflatoxins, natural toxicants and antinutrients in foods.

Safety data required for food additives. To deal effectively with food additives and safety requirements for them, there must be a constructive relationship between the flavor industry and the legislators. But that is not enough. The attitudes of the more vocal members of the community have had a good deal to do with regulatory and legislative principles under which we operate. We are not going to change those principles without changing some of the underlying attitudes. To achieve this, some new perspectives will be necessary.

The Flavor of Food—How Natural is Natural?

The purpose of this study is to compare the flavoring materials formed during food processing with their synthetic counterparts that are used as flavor additives.

Spray Drying of Food Flavors—V

Factors influencing shelf-life of encapsulated orange peel oil. This study investigated tbe influence of trace pro-oxidants (e.g., copper and iron), surface oil, entrapped air and absolute density on the shelf-life of spray dried single fold orange peel oil.

Consumption Ratio and Food Predominance of Flavoring Materials-Second Cumulative Series

The consumption ratio is the ratio between the quantity of a flavoring material consumed as an ingredient of basic and traditional foods, and the quantity of that same flavoring material consumed as a component of added flavorings by the same population over the same period. The first series of consumption ratios of flavoring materials was published in 1983.

Allergens can sneak in from an ingredient supplier, from not properly cleaning equipment during a changeover from one allergen-containing material to another, from a labeling error or from a new supplier who has not been properly vetted.

Why Food Safety of Flavors Matters to Flavor Companies

Why and how flavor companies need to follow well-accepted food safety practices in their development and manufacture of flavor systems.

L to R: Former prime minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von Der Leyen, © European Union, 2024.

The 2024 European Elections & Its Impact on The Flavor and Food Industries

From new competitiveness strategies to a stronger focus on agriculture and food security, how will these changes affect the European flavor sector?

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Labeling Vanilla Flavorings and Vanilla-Flavored Foods in the U.S.

Vanilla flavorings are the only flavorings subject to a federal standard of identity. An understanding of the vanilla standard and the general flavoring labeling regulations is necessary to properly label vanilla flavorings and the foods to which they are added.

Spray Drying of Food Flavors - 1.Theory of Flavor Retention

Research to date suggests that optimum flavor retention may be obtained by using as high infeed solids as possible, raising infeed temperature if this permits higher infeed solids levels, choosing a carrier which favors flavor retention and operating the dryer at optimum inlet and exit air temperatures. These suggestions are based on research which has generally dealt with a study of a limited number of volatiles and flavor carriers seldom or never used in the flavor industry.

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FEMA GRAS and U.S. Regulatory Authority: U.S. Flavor and Food Labeling Implications

As consumers increasingly examine the ingredients in their products, flavor and food labeling between the two programs continue to be an evolving balancing act between transparency and disclosure, with safety as the foundational message on the label.

Flavour and Authenticity Studies at the TNO-CIVO Food Analysis Institute

It is to be expected that chlorophenols and chloroanisoles will be present in food products in the near fiture. Therefore odourthreshold values in various food products should be determined, and migration of phenols and anisoles from contaminated sources such as packaging materials into food products should be studied.

Personalization is one of the four powerful themes for 2025, as people increasingly seek experiences that feel tailored to their tastes and lifestyles.

2025 Food & Beverage Trends: A Cohesive Look at Evolving Consumer Preferences

Let's take a look at 4 trend predictions for 2025 in the taste segment that emerged from the slew of forecast reports.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances featured a rotaing menu featuring a pizza application. On June 4, they featured a Tunisian Date Pizza, formulated with its ingredients.

Finding a Way Forward: IFT19 Looks to the Future of Food and Flavor

As the food and flavor industries brace for uncertain times ahead, food and flavor professionals met at the 2019 Institute of Food Technologists conference to discuss possible solutions and plans for the future.

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