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The Science of Safe Food
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For Educators
Curricula and activities to teach your students about microbiology, health, food, food safety, and hygiene.
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Online Courses
Explore food, microbiology and food microbiology related courses through a variety of online courses.
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For Food Scientists
Product, quality, scientific guidance, professional resources, classes, and data sources.
Food - Science - Health - Microbiology
This invaluable resource is designed for food companies, innovative food developers, and anyone involved in professional food production. For commercial food operations, ensuring food safety while simultaneously promoting innovation is critically important. Our extensive range of resources, combined with expert guidance, is crafted to simplify and enhance your product development processes while strengthening your food safety protocols. From the latest advancements in microbiological testing techniques to personalized risk assessment frameworks, we offer practical, actionable insights that adhere closely to regulatory requirements and reflect industry best practices.
Clover - A Comprehensive Program to support NEW Food Innovators
Take advantage of our comprehensive knowledge base, which covers essential topics such as pathogen control, shelf-life extension, and spoilage prevention, enabling you to accelerate your product development timelines without compromising the safety or quality of your products. Our professional services include customized microbial challenge studies, the development and refinement of HACCP plans, and detailed environmental monitoring solutions, all focused on identifying and managing critical control points specific to your manufacturing environment.
By adopting our scientifically validated approaches, your team gains the confidence to innovate safely, reduce the likelihood of costly recalls, and sustain the trust of your consumers. Partner with us to access cutting-edge tools, technical expertise, and dedicated support that empower you to meet increasingly stringent safety standards while introducing exceptional, market-ready food products. Secure and maintain your competitive advantage through precision-targeted food safety strategies finely tuned to your commercial goals and operational requirements.
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Market/category analysis, competitive assessment, consumer trends, and concept review.
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Recipe review, formula development, basic analytical and bench-top work, and developing preliminary specifications.
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Transitioning from a kitchen recipe to a mass-manufacturable formulation in a larger production venue (e.g., pilot plant/plant).
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Determining consumer acceptance, identifying potential flavor/visual issues, and gathering key market feedback.
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Access to specialized, multi-purpose processing equipment (e.g., refrigerated foods processing, bottling lines for hot-filled products, blast chilling, and dry processing).
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Lab analysis and shelf-life determination, developing, set-up, and/or reviews for challenges study proposals.
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Recommendations and reviews of issues with existing products or planning for spoilage prevention. Recommendations for preservative usage and suitable products.
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Accurate nutrition label development is essential for regulatory compliance and consumer transparency. Our comprehensive services include detailed laboratory analyses to determine the precise nutrient profile of your food products, ensuring labels reflect current FDA guidelines. We offer expert guidance throughout the labeling process, from ingredient
Accurate nutrition label development is essential for regulatory compliance and consumer transparency. Our comprehensive services include detailed laboratory analyses to determine the precise nutrient profile of your food products, ensuring labels reflect current FDA guidelines. We offer expert guidance throughout the labeling process, from ingredient evaluation to nutrient calculations and claims substantiation, helping you create compliant, clear, and trustworthy nutrition labels that meet both legal requirements and consumer expectations.
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Assistance with finding, qualifying, and trialing production at co-man facilities.
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Developing testing plans for production, imported ingredients, regulatory requirements and compliance-related testing strategies.
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Meet or exceed FDA, USDA, EPA, OSHA, CFIA, EU, GFSI, labeling, local, and state compliance requirements.
