The study focuses on quality of life and overall progress and future change pertaining to gluten-free and allergy friendly lifestyles.
May 23, 2018
Eating out, social gatherings and travel are the Top 3 areas impacted by gluten-free and allergy friendly lifestyles, according to a survey conducted by Gluten Free Media Group, Downers Grove, Ill.
Six food categories accounted for the majority of food recalls in 2004, including prepared foods and meals.
April 16, 2018
Between 2009 and 2013, the annual average of recalls rose to 676, up from 304 as noted between 2004 and 2008. While an increase in the volume of food sold in the United States during this decade partially explains this statistically significant increase, other factors are also likely at play, according to a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service, Washington, D.C.
SPINS will now be able to add FoodFacts' data dictionary, algorithms for coding complex intolerances and robust product health scoring, as well as its consumer profiles, recommendation engines and patents into its portfolio.
April 16, 2018
SPINS, a Chicago-based provider of retail consumer insights, analytics and consulting for the natural, organic and specialty products industries, acquired FoodFacts Inc., an Edison, N.J.-based consumer awareness platform for transparency into nutrition data, ingredients, allergens and sensitivities.
This investment extends BRC GS' food safety supply chain assurance standards business into a new vertical.
April 16, 2018
BRC Global Standards (BRC GS), London, announced plans to acquire Allergen Control Group, Inc. (ACG), the London-based owner and operator of the Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP).
This acquisition adds more than 30 allergen-specific lateral-flow and ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test kits to 3M Food Safety’s existing total protein tests.
September 7, 2017
3M, St. Paul, Minn., acquired Elution Technologies, a Colchester, Vt.-based manufacturer of test kits that enable food and beverage companies to ensure products are free from potentially harmful allergens.
Two-thirds of the respondents (64%) said they follow a diet that limits or prohibits consumption of at least some foods or ingredients.
August 30, 2016
Around the world, consumers are increasingly opting for specialized diets that address their desire to eat organic, low-fat, low-carb or eliminate ingredients based on food sensitivities, allergies or personal convictions.
According to the Food Allergen Research and Resource Program at the University of Nebraska, allergen recalls have been trending upwards for products regulated by both the FDA and the USDA.