Risk Assessment

Sliming the Food Industry

The recent “pink slime” frenzy is just the latest in a series of fear-driven attacks on the food industry. All of this has become fodder for various interests vying to grab the microphone to blame modern food processing for all the ills of the world. ...More
May 11, 2012 By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog, Colors
Coke Asks Caramel Suppliers To Reduce 4-MEI

Coca-Cola announced it has directed its caramel suppliers to modify their manufacturing processes to reduce the levels of the chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a suspected carcinogenic formed when it mixes in the ammonia compound to make caramel color. Coke said it is not ...More
March 12, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Caramel Colors Under Fire Again

The safety of certain caramel colors is under fire again after the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released results of new lab tests that found "unsafe levels" of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a suspected carcinogenic formed when it mixes in the ammonia ...More
March 7, 2012
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Really Bad Bugs and Food-Safety Concerns

In between all the public shrieking about relatively innocuous health issues like consumption of high-fructose corn syrup or certified colors lurks a real health issue—contamination of foods with pathogens and allergens. This means food-safety issues are paramount. ...More
July 15, 2011 By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog, Colors
Food Safety

The Future of Food Safety: A look at the top trends influencing the direction food and beverage manufacturers will be headed to ensure the safety of their products in the months and years to come. The Food Safety Modernization Act: Riding the Wave of Change: The Food Safety ...More
July 5, 2011
Posted in Digital Issues
CSPI Takes Aim at Caramel Color

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has added caramel colors to its hit list of food colors, claiming that “caramel coloring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other foods is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals and should be banned,” and filed a regulatory ...More
February 17, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
GM Beet Ban May Curtail U.S. Sugar Production

The amount of sugar produced in the United States may fall about 20% next year and result in a 2012 sugar shortage if a court ruling banning the planting of genetically modified sugar beets stands, according to the USDA. ...More
October 21, 2010
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal