Avocado Oil Manufacturers Association outlines a multi-centre reference-data programme

Avocado oil authenticity: industry calls for a broader reference dataset after UC Davis findings

Following Prof. Selina Wang’s UC Davis finding that 48 of 54 avocado-oil-labelled products were inconsistent with authenticity criteria, the Avocado Oil Manufacturers Association examines the limits of current Codex compositional ranges. It argues natural variation in variety, origin and processing complicates adulteration claims, and outlines a multi-centre reference-data programme intended to refine analytical methods and […]

Bluegrass Ingredients pairs dairy powders and concentrates to deliver authentic dairy flavour

Bluegrass Ingredients packs more dairy flavour into less volume with complementary powders and concentrates

Bluegrass Ingredients, a supplier of turnkey and custom dairy flavour powders, is positioning its dairy powders and concentrates as complementary platforms for manufacturers seeking authentic dairy flavour, simpler processing and lower logistics demands. The two portfolios target flavour delivery, handling and cost-in-use across snacks, sauces, soups, baked goods and prepared meals.

Lidl’s range, launched nationwide in the United Kingdom on 18 September, combines British meat with pea protein in sausages, mince, burgers and meatballs

Hybrid meat puts formulation science at the centre of the protein transition

A white paper from ingredient distributor ACI Group argues that partly replacing animal protein with plant-based ingredients can lower the environmental footprint of meat products without asking consumers to change habits. For food scientists, the case rests on sensory parity, ingredient functionality and scalable supply, with an 85% blind-testing threshold proposed as a market-entry gate […]

Nulogy launches Track and Trace, a new module built to help food companies meet FSMA 204 lot-level recordkeeping requirements before the July 2028 deadline.

Nulogy rolls out track and trace module ahead of FSMA 204 deadline

Nulogy, a provider of food and beverage operations software, has launched Nulogy Track and Trace, a module designed to help food distributors, manufacturers, packagers and retailers meet the US Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act Section 204 (FSMA 204) ahead of its July 2028 deadline. The module allows food companies to capture, link […]

Jeff Elliott is a Torrance, California-based technical writer.

Food processing: Innovative sanitary rupture disk optimised for low burst pressure in atmospheric storage systems

Jeff Elliott examines the safety demands of sanitary atmospheric tanks in food processing, where even slight pressure or vacuum excursions from temperature cycling, filling or fire exposure can compromise vessel integrity. He reports on BS&B Safety Systems’ GHI™ gasketed rupture disk, a self-contained, clamp-fitted design that dispenses with a safety head and bursts at pressures […]

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