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.

Creamfields Cheddar cheese recalled due to small plastic pieces

25 May

Tesco Creamfields Grated Cheddar cheese recalled since it might contain small plastic pieces

by Food Research Lab

in Insights, recall

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Products Recalled: 500g Creamfields Grated Cheddar Packet, with a ‘Use-by’ date of March 23, 2023.

Problem:

Tesco has recalled Creamfields grated cheddar cheese from the sale. Customers have also received a recall notification from the business.

In these warnings, customers are informed of the reason behind this recall and what to do if they have already purchased it.
Customers were instructed not to consume the product and return it to the stores instead, where they would be given a full refund.
If a food product has an issue that renders it unsafe to sell, it may be “withdrawn” (taken from the shelf) or “recalled” (when buyers are asked to return the product). The Food Safety Authority (FSA) provides Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to warn users and local authorities about food safety risks.
A “Food Alert for Action” may be published occasionally, which provides local governments with information on the specific activities that need to be taken on behalf of consumers [1].

Scientific Evidence:

The recall of cheese products has been attributed to the presence of foreign objects. Plastic pieces in food may be classified as a physical hazard. They can cause injuries like oral laceration or injure the inner lining of the digestive tract. They may also obstruct breathing. Surgery may be advised to remove the pieces in severe cases.
X-rays have been used as a traditional method for detecting foreign objects in food, like metal, bone, and plastic.
Advances have been made in detecting foreign objects in cheese products more accurately, like the microwave sensing technique [2].

What Regulations Clarifies:

Food safety management practices must be implemented based on the Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Points (HACCP).
HACCP helps food industries and businesses identify potential food hazards and initiate measures to ensure they are removed or reduced to a level within the maximum limit.
The food businesses must be trained in food safety and hygiene that ensures safe business practices.
If there is a need for a product recall, the local authorities should be informed about it [3].