ISO 6498:2012—Animal Feeding Stuffs
Animal feed quality control directly impacts the safety and quality of animal products intended for human consumption. It involves a range of tests and measures…
What Does the “Organic” Label Mean?
Popular claims on products today include “clean,” “natural,” “regenerative,” “free-range,” “sustainably harvested,” and “green.” None of these claims are federally regulated—but “organic” is. All products…
ISO 18794:2018—Coffee Sensory Analysis Vocabulary
Rather than beans, coffee beans are actually considered seeds of the coffee cherry fruit. Growing on tall shrubs and bushes that resemble a berry bush,…
How Are Standards Essential for Blue Zones?
Do you know what Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Ikaria, Greece; and Nicoya, Costa Rica all have in common? These are the five…
The Importance of Quality Credentials in Supporting Public Health in Food Safety
The role of credentials in the United States economy and workplace may be most visible in job postings or when individuals earn new credentials. However,…
Standardization of Food Products
Since the beginning of human history, food safety has been a concern. In fact, it is believed that the first English food law—the Assize of…
ISO 6646:2011— Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
There are over 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice (the grass species Oryza sativa) worldwide. Every continent other than Antarctica produces some variety of rice: the…
IWA 36:2022 Contactless Delivery Services
The online food delivery market worldwide is projected to grow by 9.49%, resulting in a market volume of $1.92 trillion by 2029. Simply put, the contactless…
ISO 7304-1:2016—Durum Wheat Semolina and Alimentary Pasta
There are approximately 350 different types of pasta. Furthermore, there are about four times that many names for pasta, since some types may have different names even in…