Frequently Asked Questions
Food Tech Solutions can assist to organise to have your food safety system certified.
There are a number of different food safety systems. Food Tech Solutions can assist to document a food safety system and assist to mentor staff on how to develop a food safety culture.
Food Tech Solutions can assist with providing details of the mandatory elements of a food label.
Food Tech Solutions can assist with documenting a standard nutritional label or an extended nutritional label.
It is a legal requirement in Australia to stipulate where food ingredients originate from or where they are packaged. This is called ‘Country of Origin’ labelling. This is used to enable consumers to clearly understand what % of Australian components are within a product.
The TGA provides an overview of the difference between a food or a medicine. If unsure if your product is a food, then consider reviewing this document.
The Food Standards Code provides an overview of the legal requirements regarding food. Food Tech Solutions can assist with determining if certain ingredients can be added to food and how to document this on a food label.
Health star ratings are a volunteer system that can be used for consumers to quickly provide an overview of the nutritional properties or qualities of a food. Food Tech Solutions can assist to calculate a health star rating and the requirements for placing these on a label.
The first production trial, after a lab formulation has been designed will usually involve a few assumptions regarding the product formulation and process required in order to optimise product quality. Food Tech Solutions can assist with up scaling formulations.
Shelf life testing involves assessing final product samples to determine the length of time a product can be stored before it is unacceptable for consumption. This can then be used to assist with determining the best before code or use by code.
Making a nutrient claim requires the product to meet certain nutritional boundaries. This review will include an assessment of all key attributes that contribute to these compliance issues. Food Tech Solutions can assist with your food labelling requirements.
There are a number of different allergens with different applicable levels for a ‘contains’ statement or a ‘may contains’ statement. This review will include a review of all possible sources of allergens and what this means in terms of product label.
Ingredient costs are always changing and therefore the mix of different ingredients within a formulation may need to be adjusted in order to reduce formulation costs or to highlight a different ingredient attribute. Food Tech Solutions can assist with this process.
To achieve a certain shelf life packaging can be a critical element for some products. As part of the development process consideration will be provided to how a product will deteriorate and therefore what packaging suits this type of product.
Food Tech Solutions can conduct an audit of your production process including ingredient inputs, equipment types and outputs. The review will consider target variables for improvements such as costs, yields, quality or product consistency.
Food Tech Solutions can assist to provide support in all stages or specific stages of the product development process from product ideation or conception to the final product launch.
Food scientists are oriented toward the food and are concerned with how food affects the person who eats it. Understanding food, its components, quality and consumer appeal are the ingredients of Food Science. Food Technologists study the science behind the production of food.
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