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Premium not-from-concentrate (NFC) juices command high retail prices, making them a primary target for economically motivated adulteration (EMA). When dealing with high-value commodities like 100% pomegranate, apple, or pure citrus juice, suppliers have a strong financial incentive to stretch the product. Because fruit juice matrices are chemically complex, adulterants can ea...

The global sustainable food packaging market is predicted to reach USD 667.06 billion by 2035 at a 11.1% CAGR during the forecast period, 2026 to 2035. The push for sustainable and post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials is rapidly ...

Food fraud costs the industry billions of dollars a year, and much of it never reaches a headline. A product doesn’t have to make anyone sick to count as fraud; someone just has to sell it as something it isn’t. This guide covers what food authenticity testing actually checks for, the methods labs use to detect fraud, and where it tends to show up most often. This work sits a...

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This article has been rewritten to focus on FSMA compliance testing services rather than the law’s recall-authority history, and reflects the extended FSMA 204 traceability deadline, the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program, and current FDA enforcement trends.

The Food Safety Modernization Ac...

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This article has been updated to clarify that most food date labeling is voluntary except for infant formula, expand coverage of accelerated shelf life testing methodology, and add guidance on interpreting sell-by, best-by, use-by, and expiration date labels.

Food shelf life testing determines how long a pro...