How an ingredient is named on a food label is vital to a product’s consumer appeal. Such names must also comply with government requirements that can be either detailed regulatory definitions, general policy guidelines or simply established industry practices. To...
March 29, 2018 — Consumers lean toward simplified labels and additionally crave transparency now more than ever. Clean label is the industry’s response to that need for label transparency. “Today, 94% of consumers feel that it is important for brands to be...
Advances in Natural Antioxidants As he is wont to do, Professor Fereidoon Shahidi, of Memorial University of Newfoundland, somehow managed to cram an encyclopedic overview of the functions of phenolic and amino acid-based antioxidants in foods and health into a...
The Clean Label Influence on Restaurant Menus Approximately 50% of U.S. consumers' food expenditures are allocated to food eaten away from the home. The foodservice and restaurant industries also function as important trend leaders. Lizzy Freier and Aimee Harvey,...
December 20, 2017 - The paradox of flavor is that its presence is tiny in the total composition of foods, yet it is a primary driver of consumer acceptance. Professor Robert J. McGorrin, Oregon State University, provided insights into flavoring clean labels as he...
February 23, 2017 – Chip English, Partner, Davis Wright Temaine LLP, gave a presentation on food and beverage regulations and emerging clean label laws that evoked recent drone videos of food and beverage entrepreneurs blithely surfing the waves while oblivious to the...
Alan Rownan, Research Analyst with Euromonitor International, Inc., presented a data-laden status report on global clean label food trends and driving value via clean label claims, followed by a surprising interchange at the end. In his presentation titled "Increasing...
Sophisticated Solutions for Simplified Products RELATED LINKS: Clean Label Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors Directory Clean Label R&D Academy All Global Food Forums Clean Label Events The 4th annual Clean Label Conference (March 28-29, 2017, Itasca,...
Optimum flavor quality and sensory properties are fundamental to a food product’s consumer acceptance. Beyond ensuring desirable taste, formulators often need to satisfy multiple criteria. Major considerations include cost, shelf life, nutritional standards, and a...
The term “clean label” has no regulatory definitions, nor do many of the claims used on “clean labels,” so noted Chip English, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. English spoke on the topic of "Emerging Clean Label Claims: Regulations & Liabilities" at the 2017...
