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Article: Formulating with Organics. (Cover Story).(organic food industry)(Cover Story)
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- Prepared Foods
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- February 1, 2002
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National organic standards are now in place. Manufacturers of value-added prepared foods are challenged by new regulations that detail what ingredients -- from flavorings to stabilizers--are and are not acceptable in certified organic products. "How" organic a product is, from containing some organic ingredients to being 100% organic, impacts ingredient choices, as well.
Frozen foods, refrigerated foods, cereals, snacks, beverages. Consumers are finding an increasing number of organic products on market shelves. Retail sales of organic products have grown steadily for the past ten years, showing compounded annual growth of 22.74% over that period, according to ...