Why Choose Food Research Lab's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Food Research Lab's Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Food Research Lab reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

Costa Coffee British Roast Chicken Salad Sandwich

17 Mar

Costa Coffee Chicken Sandwich Recalled due to undeclared mustard

by Food Research Lab

in Insights, recall

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Products Recalled:

Costa Coffee British Roast Chicken Salad Sandwich was recalled because it contains mustard which was not mentioned on the label. The Costa Coffee British Roast Chicken Salad Sandwich was produced by Costa Coffee (UK).

Problem:

The UK Food Standards Agency ordered an immediate recall on September 13, 2022. This product contains mustard, a known allergen that could cause reactions in susceptible individuals.
The product has been recalled, and Costa Coffee has reached out to the concerned allergy support organisations, who will subsequently inform their members about the recall.
A point-of-sale notice that explains to its consumers the reason for recall and the measures to be implemented if the product has been bought has been issued by the company [1].

Scientific Evidence:

People allergic to mustard can experience symptoms like urticaria, facial angioedema, nausea, vomiting, hoarseness, wheezing, dyspnea, swelling in the face and throat and anaphylaxis when they consume mustard.
Approximately 50% of patients with mustard allergy are also sensitised to mugwort pollen and various foods of the Rosaceae family, nuts, and legumes [2].

Product Image:

What Regulations Clarifies:

A Label must display caution and allergens present in the product
The law requires that any of the 14 allergens that constitute the ingredients must be clearly stated and emphasised on the ingredients list.
A different font, style, background colour or bold text can emphasise the font, which, in turn, helps the consumers know about the ingredients used to make a food product. It also assists susceptible individuals in avoiding particular food that may cause allergic reactions [3].