Food supply chains are becoming increasingly complex especially during the pandemic. This complexity creates multiple opportunities to damage the integrity of the food supply, either intentionally or unintentionally. Ensuring the overall integrity of the food supply system depends on the integration of multiple points of control and information. For foods, including food ingredients, protection relies on being able to demonstrate that each substance has the appropriate composition at every step in the supply chain. Useful standards, along with analytical materials are actionable in that they include explicit parameters to determine whether a particular sample meets the standard for that substance (i.e., acceptance criteria) and the methods needed for making that assessment. This presentation will demonstrate the importance of food ingredient standards and analytical materials using the Food Chemicals Codex, FCC Analytical Materials (FAMs), and USP Reference Standards as examples. Among our offerings are skim milk powder related materials, gluten in oats method development materials, and our first FAM - whey protein method development material, which is to be released in early 2022. In summary, FCC provides users with information on test methods, acceptance criteria, and analytical materials to fight against fraudulent activities and to safeguard overall food ingredient quality.

Using ingredient standards to protect food integrity and combat economically motivated adulteration

ACS Spring 2022

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