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Study examines which consumers give into “food fears”

June 30, 2014

New research from Cornell University studied which consumers are most likely to believe claims about harmful ingredients in their food and what can be done to correct misconceptions.

Beer companies pop the top on their ingredients

Jeremy Gerrard

June 16, 2014

The nation’s leading beer manufacturers are changing policy and twisting the lid off ingredients used to brew some of the country’s most popular beverages.

TECH FLASH

Manufacturers replace silicon dioxide with organic rice hulls

Under an order from the USDA, food manufacturers that switch to using product made from organic rice hulls can keep organic claim.

Jeremy Gerrard

June 11, 2014

RIBUS’s Steve Peirce discusses the applications of these products as a replacement to silicon dioxide.

Panera says it will cut out all artificial ingredients

Jeremy Gerrard

June 3, 2014

A new comprehensive food policy from Panera Bread intends to remove all artificial additives from bakery-café food menu by the end of 2016 in a move the company says is a roadmap for continuous improvement and accountability.

Cargill-CHS venture Ardent Mills begins operations

Jeremy Gerrard

May 30, 2014

New flour mixing company Ardent Mills announced Thursday it has begun production with operations supported by 40 mills, three bakery mix facilities and a specialty bakery.

Azodicarbonamide in nearly 500 US foods, according to environmental health research and advocacy group

Azodicarbonamide, or ADO, is a chemical foaming agent that came under fire after a successful campaign to remove it from Subway breads.

February 27, 2014

Azodicarbonamide, or ADO, is a chemical foaming agent that came under fire after a successful campaign to remove it from Subway breads.

Technology Sourcebook

Ingredient doser

February 6, 2014

Intended for ice cream production, the Tetra Pak ingredient doser 4000A 2.0 has an auger and hopper outlet to minimize the breaking and lumping of ingredients.