Why Choose Guires'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. Guires 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 Guires 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.

Brie & Camembert cheeses Recalled due to microbial contamination

17 Mar

Recall of Brie and Camembert cheeses by Old Europe due to microbial contamination

by Food Research Lab

in Insights, recall

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Products Recalled:

All Brie and Camembert cheese produced by Old Europe Inc., with use-by dates from September 28^th to December 14^th 2022, was voluntarily recalled. The products were available in wholesale and retail stores and supermarkets in the U.S. and Mexico and were distributed from August 1^st to September 28^th 2022.

Problem:

An environmental audit of the product and the company’s facilities revealed that one of the facilities’ samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The strain discovered from the sample was associated with six cases of listeriosis from 2017 to 2022. Although none of the cases was linked to its products, Old Europe Cheese decided to voluntarily recall the products to prevent risk to the consumers, focusing on their health.
Old Europe Cheese has taken active measures to remove the product after the potential contamination source was identified. The production has been halted and will restart only after the company is fully confident with the measures.
To make this voluntary recall as quick and easy as possible, the company coordinates closely with local, state, and federal authorities and its customers [1].

Scientific Evidence:

Listeria monocytogenes ( monocytogenes) is a type of pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria that thrives in moist areas, soil, water, decaying plants and animals, and can even grow when exposed to refrigeration and other food preservation techniques.
People contract a disease called listeriosis if they consume food contaminated by monocytogenes. In addition, listeriosis may present with various symptoms, which may persist from a few days to weeks.
The symptoms can start a few hours to two or three days after eating contaminated food. It may take from three days to three months to develop severe forms of the disease. Fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea are mild symptoms. A stiff neck, headache, confusion, convulsions and loss of balance are some severe symptoms of listeriosis. It can even result in death in children, the elderly and those with a weak immune system.

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