Confectionery Laboratory Basics

摘要

A persistent question facing every food manufacturer, including the confectionery industry, is whether there is greater value in testing internally or outsourcing. Our objective here is not to convince you which choice is better, but to provide information to help you make that evaluation. One of the critical issues is the laboratory itself. In this paper, we will cover the major concerns involved in setting up a laboratory to service the confectionery industry. This lab could be a small in-plant laboratory, or a larger stand-alone facility to handle a wide range of testing. Any information that we provide here will have the attached caveat, "depending upon what tests you want to perform." The scope of tests that will be run internally versus what may make more sense to outsource is the first question that must be answered.