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Allergens, Nutrients and the importance of Label Information Shrimps, nuts, and eggs. These are but a few food items that could really trigger an itch and for some, even death. However, these food items are often what makes recipes unique and tasteful. Allergens are often included to ingredients that make culinary masterpieces what they are. Allergens are generally defined as any number of materials (food or chemicals) that produce an abnormally vigorous immunity response to the body resulting to hypersensitive reaction. It’s like introducing something really strange to your body and it starts to defend itself because it is unable to identify it as a food product. What EU authorities say Food allergens are often a topic of concern for most foodservice establishments that serve various menus for different sets of customers. This is why allergen information is critical to both foodservice providers as well as consumers not only for health but also for p...

EGS CALCMENU Gets 2016 Management Software Awards From FinancesOnline One of the most popular business software platforms - FinancesOnline, has recently prepared a very positive review of CALCMENU and distinguished this software with its prestigious Expert Choice Award for 2016 . The platform published very thorough CALCMENU reviews on their site, and the reactions of their review team of SaaS experts have been nothing but positive. FinancesOnline is delighted to hear that the review team appreciates the features allowing users (chefs, food and beverage staff, nutritionists, digital content managers among others) to create and share recipes online, and they loved how CALCMENU helped them to manage merchandise and other recipe data more easily. The thing that really impressed both FinanceOnline team was CALCMENU’s popularity among culinary experts, who revealed that our software is their favorite tool for recipe standardization for food costs, and nutrient calculation. The f...

As part of the European Union integration process, unified laws and regulations on food labelling were agreed upon by the EU commission and the representatives of the member states. The EU Council and EU Parliament reviewed and debated on a new set of policies for submission. After years of discussions and amendments, a directive called Food Information Regulation (FIR) has been decided to implement the general food label requirements as well as mandatory nutrition labeling on December 2014 and 2016. FIR has been published in the EU Official Journal, which signals the start of the “transition process” of the current rules on food labelling. [1] The main goal of the directive is to ensure the safety of the consumers by giving them accurate information on the composition of food products, guiding them to make right and healthy food choices. Several cases such as the Horsemeat scandal, in which horsemeat was found in pre-packaged food products instead of beef, prove that there is a...

Some consumers often recognize the importance of reading nutritional labels too lightly, as most think that only health professionals and nutrition experts would actually benefit from them. Nutritional information is found on prepackaged foods including nutritional values, allergens, expiration date, and the origins of food items. According to an article by Nancy Clarke (Feb. 12, 2011, LIVINGSTRONG.COM) , reading nutrition labels helps manage health conditions, balance nutritional levels, maintain a healthy weight and avoid chronic diseases. These labels help compare the nutritional values of a certain food item to another product as well as to inform the allergic consumers on the nutrient contents which may contain allergens as ingredients or as traces. Labels also provide consumers useful information on food restrictions such as religious, culture, and dietary concerns. In CALCMENU, not only does it provide reliable and adequate nutrition analysis data for the growing health-cons...