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Anti-Caking Agents

Elisabeth Anderson

July 15, 2019 - Summer Staple Ingredients

With summer humidity in full swing, let’s take a look at a group of ingredients that help keep our foods fresh; anti-caking agents. Summer humidity isn’t the only need for anti-caking agents, these compounds help keep our cheese, salt, sugar, flour, and…

Pectin

Elisabeth Anderson

July 8, 2019 - Summer Staple Ingredients

As summer fruit season swings into full gear, let's take a look a summer ingredient that can help you enjoy summer all year long; pectin. Ever wonder how jam, jelly, and other sweets get their thick texture? Pectin is the active ingredient…

Exploring Regulations

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

July 1, 2019 - Dietary Supplements

We find that folks take supplements to aid their health. But what do consumers need to know about the regulatory landscape ensuring the safety and efficacy of supplement ingredients? Updated January 8, 2024 What are dietary supplements? Dietary supplements are any pill, capsule, powder,…

Pea Protein Isolate

Elisabeth Anderson

June 24, 2019 - Summer Staple Ingredients Trending

Updated: August 18, 2025 Pea protein isolate is quickly becoming a popular ingredient in everything from shakes to meat alternatives. Here’s what you need to know about its nutrition, safety, and uses. Top Takeaways: Pea protein isolate is made from yellow peas and…

Zinc Oxide

Elisabeth Anderson

June 17, 2019 - Summer Staple Ingredients

In this post, we’ll be exploring zinc oxide, a common ingredient we use all summer. As summer heats up, we’ll spend the next few posts exploring different ingredients that make our summer fun and safe. In this post, we’ll be exploring zinc…

What are GRAS ingredients?

Elisabeth Anderson

June 10, 2019 - Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Summer Staple Ingredients

In this post, we'll discuss one legislative element that works to safeguard our foods: Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) ingredients. As we've discussed in Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and state that any ingredient added to food must undergo evaluation for approval by…

Using risk to make informed decisions

Elisabeth Anderson

June 3, 2019 - News Risk

In this post, we'll explore the role risk assessments, the precautionary principle, and how these concepts influence ingredient safety rules and regulations In our last post, we explored risk, hazard, and exposure, but there is much more to decision making than simply knowing…

What is risk?

Elisabeth Anderson

May 28, 2019 - Risk

Updated: October 27, 2025 When it comes to ingredient safety, understanding hazard, exposure, and risk helps us make informed, science-based decisions about what’s truly safe to eat, drink, or use. Let’s explore how these concepts work together. Top Takeaways: Hazard ≠ Harm: A…

Summer Cookout - Nitrates & Nitrates Update

Exploring nitrate & nitrite safety

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

May 20, 2019 - Preservatives

We know preservatives help keep our foods fresh and safe, but what about specific preservative ingredients? In this post, we take an updated look at nitrates and nitrites in our foods and explore the safety around these ingredients. Updated: May 28, 2020 What…

preservatives keeping foods fresh and safe

Preservatives – Keeping our foods safe & fresh

May 6, 2019 - 101 Series Preservatives

Updated: March 9, 2026 Preservatives are crucial to the preservation, safety, and freshness of the foods in our global food supply system. Many of the foods we enjoy are made possible by modern (and ancient) preservation techniques. Let’s explore the varying ways…

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Anti-Caking Agents

Pectin

Exploring Regulations

Zinc Oxide

What are GRAS ingredients?

Using risk to make informed decisions

What is risk?

Exploring nitrate & nitrite safety

Preservatives – Keeping our foods safe & fresh

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