Emerging Technologies and 'Fresh' Labeling

摘要

Can foods treated by new nonthermal processes be considered "fresh"? That has been a subject of concern to food companies and equipment manufacturers involved with emerging nonthermal processing technologies. In 1993, the Food and Drug Administration published a final regulation allowing use of the word "fresh" in labeling if it implies that the food is unprocessed, i.e., not frozen and not thermally treated or otherwise preserved.