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Presumptive test in coliform count for milk and milk products occurring in a laboratory that adheres to ISO 11866-1:2005.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 11866-1:2005—Milk And Milk Products

ByAlexandra Schirn December 22, 2023May 21, 2025

In ancient Russia, and even more recently, a single frog was placed in a milk bucket to keep the milk from going sour, and it…

Ceramic ware for thanksgiving table adhering to ISO 6486-1:2019.
ANSI | Food Safety | Materials History

ISO 6486-1:2019—Ceramic Ware

ByAlexandra Schirn November 15, 2023June 10, 2025

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast, celebrating their first successful harvest in the New World….

Household kitchen interior with electrical cooking appliances adhering to IEC 60335-2-14:2016.
ANSI | Electrical Safety | Food Equipment

IEC 60335-2-14 Ed. 6.0 b:2016—Kitchen Machines

ByAlexandra Schirn November 14, 2023June 4, 2025

Potato peelers are wobbly, swiveling back and forth, so that you can glide this sharp prepping tool both up and down the potato without having…

Matcha green tea adhering to ISO/TR 21380:2022.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO/TR 21380:2022—Matcha Tea

ByAlexandra Schirn November 7, 2023May 21, 2025

Matcha tea is traditionally prepared with hot water as a beverage in the Japanese tea ceremony. Now, it is consumed worldwide as a tea beverage…

Cashew fruit (Anacardium occidentale) hanging on tree adhering to cashew kernel process in ISO 6477:1988.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 6477:1988—Cashew Kernels

ByAlexandra Schirn October 10, 2023June 4, 2025

Rich in protein, healthy fats, and antioxidants like polyphenols, cashews offer several health benefits: they lower bad cholesterol and may help prevent heart disease due…

Dried vanilla fruits and vanilla orchid on wooden table adhering to ISO 5565.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 5565: Vanilla [Vanilla Fragrans (Salisbury) Ames]

ByAlexandra Schirn October 5, 2023June 4, 2025

Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family—the largest family of flowering plants in the world. It specifically comes from the dried and…

Assorted chocolate bar and chunks made with cocoa butter equivalents adhering to the method in ISO 11053:2009.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 11053:2009—Cocoa Butter Equivalents In Milk Chocolate

ByAlexandra Schirn October 4, 2023June 4, 2025

“Chocolate” and “cacao” come originally from the Nahuatl words “Xocoatl” and “Cacahoatl,” which refer to the bitter and spicy mix that the Aztecs made with cacao…

A large selection of cooking spices (chili ,cumin, tumeric, corriander, cumin, cardamon, garam masala, saffron, cinamon and star anise, poppy seed, sesame, cloves, nutmeg, black and white pepper corns, aniseed and fenugreek) in wooden trays adhering to ISO 939:2021.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 939:2021—Spices And Condiments

ByAlexandra Schirn September 27, 2023May 21, 2025

During the spice trade, spices were tightly guarded and generated immense wealth for those who controlled them. For instance, nutmeg was once worth more by…

Basket of freshly picked cortland apples with no patulin content thereby adhering to ISO 8128.
ANSI | Food Safety

ISO 8128—Apple Juice

ByAlexandra Schirn September 25, 2023May 21, 2025

After tomatoes, apples are the second most commonly enjoyed fruit around the world with over 7,500 varieties grown. Approximately 76 million tons of apples are…

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