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Bob Weeks began his publishing career in the early 1970's and served in several different capacities with Bill Communications and Freed Crown Lee Publishing before becoming Publisher of Dairy Foods and Prepared Foods magazines at Gorman Publishing. In 1991 he set out on his own, establishing Weeks Publishing Company with the successful launch of Food Product Design Magazine which subsequently became and remains today the preeminent food development and R&D focused publication/information source. Bob continued as Publisher of Food Product Design as well as Culinology magazine after being acquired by Phoenix-based Virgo Publishing LLC. in 2005. His 23 years in food publishing have established Bob as one of the foremost thought leaders in the food industry.

Safety First

September 8, 2009 Comments

Posted in Blog, Topics, Food Safety

Over the past decade, the food manufacturing industry has been moving consistently in the direction of "natural" foods. Whether or not you believe all the positive publicity about the advantages of a diet heavy in "natural" foods, it seems the consumer public is increasingly in favor of it, as shown by the increase in dollars being spent on food products promoted as "natural" on their labels.

One problem food manufacturers face in this area is how to ensure the safety of their products and still maintain the word "natural" on their labels. Many of the systems and products historically used to ensure food safety will not fit the "natural" parameters and allow the word "natural" to appear on the label.

Fortunately, a number of food industry suppliers have been busy developing food safety options that are "natural" friendly. One such company is Purac America, which has developed a series of "natural" food preservatives which, while offering food safety, also will allow "natural" labeling.

For more information on these products, you may go to the e-book section of Food Product Design's website and read "A Natural and Clean Label Solution to Food Protection."

And while you’re there, check out the other offerings from other suppliers.