I think this question is particularly difficult to think about because it refers to the direct life and death of people. That is not to say that our other topics have not just that food safety is of the utmost importance to many people. When I think about who should …
Food Safety: Whose Responsibility is it?
With having knowledge of how most meat and animal products are produced, the slaughtering practices associated with processing, and proper cooking methods, I think there is a responsibility on both consumers and manufacturers but a bulk of the responsibility is on consumers. It is the manufacturer’s and processor’s responsibility to …
Gut Microbiome
When taking a look at the regulations regarding probiotics and prebiotics, it is easy to see that there are quite a few regulations regarding these things. Many would argue that the standards when reviewing probiotics and prebiotics are too high and others argue that the standards help keep the …
The Importance of Evidence
I would have to agree with having strict regulations since this guarantees accuracy. More evidence might be many levels of difficulty higher, but as frequently said by many: “Better safe than sorry.” With strict regulations, health benefits are assured entirely and would have a definitive outcome. With the bar so …
Carrot Air
I began my research on molecular gastronomy recipes. I found many and thought they would be the best ones to write, but then I stumbled upon carrot air, which certainly takes the cake. The cloud-looking carrot air is made simply by mixing carrot juice with soy lecithin. It is no …
Vegan Egg Yolks
While it might seem like molecular gastronomy has been a technique that is relatively new, this is actually far from the truth. A dish that has been seen since the early 1700s that utilizes molecular gastronomy is actually the french egg dish, soufflée. While that dish utilizes molecular gastronomy, I …
Olive oil. In the form of a chip?
After scouring the internet, I think the molecular gastronomy recipe that stood out the most to me is the olive oil chip. The chef, Ferran Adrià wanted to showcase olive oil in a new way. He wanted to make olive oil into a solid, something more tangible than its liquid …
Molecular Gastronomy and…Oysters?
I found this image scrolling Pinterest after searching molecular gastronomy and decided it was the most unusual and out there one I had found. I looked through the website it took me to but I couldn’t find a recipe or anything. It looks like the put a shelled oyster inside …
Mayo from Chickpeas?
When searching for science-based recipes, I came across this recipe for vegan mayonnaise. Traditional mayonnaise is made by blending eggs and oil. Eggs contain lecithin, an emulsifier that helps to stabilize the mixture of water and oil. Emulsifiers can change the mixture physically, by adding viscosity to liquids, and chemically, …
Nestle Sustainability Program
Nestle is one of the biggest food companies in the world and their goal is to be 100% sustainable by 2025. Their plan called the Nestle Cocoa Plan has four key parts, sustainable sourcing, farmer support, child labor prevention, and environmental sustainability. I recently did a paper about a similar …
Natures Path
Natures Path Foods or Natures Path is a privately owned family-owned producer of vegan, certified organic, and non-GMO foods. It is considered by this one website I found to be one of the most sustainable food companies in the U.S. They employ multiple different practices to keep their production sustainable. …
Nestlé Sustainability
Sustainability is a massive topic in today’s world, and this has caused many of the most prominent companies to adopt a sustainability plan or sustainable goals. One of the largest companies with a very well-written out approach to sustainability is Nestlé. Nestlé has come out and said that some of …
The Clif Bar Company: Sustainability is Key
I chose to look into the sustainability efforts of the Clif Bar company. Clif has been around since 1990, when the company’s founder decided to make an energy bar that actually tasted good. Since then, the company has expanded, producing many different bars that come in a variety of flavors. …
Clif Bar’s Commitment to Sustainability
Clif Bar, the protein bar made from plants and other organic ingredients, is more than just a quick snack or part of a pre-workout routine. They are also dedicated to responsibly sourcing their ingredients as well as committing to sustainability. The key factors of their sustainability program includes using sustainable …
Kraft Heinz- How Some of America’s Most Well Known Brands Are Becoming Sustainable
I choose to look at the sustainability efforts, specifically climate-related, of the Kraft Heinz Company which makes some of America’s favorite products like ketchup, mac & cheese, and many other products. One of the company’s biggest focuses is to become carbon neutral by 2050, and they have pledged to do …
GMOreo Labeling
According to the USDA, bioengineered food is “food that contains genetic material that has been modified through certain laboratory techniques and for which the modification could not be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature”. As you may have noticed, it sounds very similar to what GMOs are, that …
Hidden In Plain Sight
I searched and searched to find a product with the Bioengineered seal but could not find any online. Both Hy-Vee and Walmart’s online shopping platforms were limited to pictures of the outside packaging and the ingredients list, so if a product did not have the seal on the outside packaging, …
Bioengineering in Oreos
In recent years, consumers have become more concerned about genetic engineering in foods. Without understanding the science, consumers may panic when they hear their food has been genetically modified, fearing that it has negative consequences on health. Recently, the government has required food products to be labeled if they contain …
Bioengineered Corn
Corn has the bioengineered label on it, unfortunately google failed me and I could not find a clear picture of corn labeled that way, I am writing under the assumption that corn is labeled with the seal above on the right. I think this label certainly does convey the message …
Bioengineering Label on Food
Food bioengineering is nothing new, but labeling your food with the bioengineering label is. With this new label finally passed, it seems that all foods that need this label will have it, but does it convey its intended message? It was actually quite difficult to find a food with this …