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Follow on Google News | TraceGains and Antonio Gallegos Clarifies Natural Food Claims for Food ManufacturersTraceGains and Antonio Gallegos Clarifies Natural Food Claims for Food Manufacturers
By: TR Cutler As Americans become more health-conscious and the demand increases for healthy and natural foods, food manufacturers must walk the line between making all natural product claims and being 100% truthful in their statements. Brusco explored the definition of “natural foods” with Gallegos. Traurig noted, “I would bet that “natural” labeling and advertising claims are the largest single source of lawsuits against food companies over the past three years. The primary reason for the controversy is the lack of a clear definition or any objective criteria for determining whether a food is truly natural.” Traurig discussed how food manufacturers and suppliers can mitigate the risk of lawsuits with the labeling controversy. “One suggestion is to avoid unqualified claims that a food is natural or all-natural. Instead, focus on the specific ingredients to make a claim such as, ‘Made With Natural Ingredients.’ To read the entire interview, go to: http://www.tracegains.com/ TraceGains (www.tracegains.com) provides food and beverage manufacturers and distributors with a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution that automates and streamlines processes to convert static documents into actionable data. With a network of more than 5,000 supplier members and more than 250 deployment sites, TraceGains offers an ever-expanding database of suppliers, purchased items, and documents that companies can leverage to improve product quality, accelerate product development, and meet regulatory and audit pressures. TraceGains not only digitizes all incoming documents, making them easily searchable, but also extracts critical data and analyzes them against customer-specific business and compliance rules, alerting stakeholders to any non-compliance. TraceGains’ automated solution assures companies that documentation is up to date, organized, and searchable, making companies 365 Audit Ready. TraceGains’ customers boast a four to six month return on their investment. Recently, TraceGains was listed as one of Food Logistics Top 100 software and technology providers. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains. TraceGains, Inc. www.tracegains.com Jennifer Brusco Marketing Strategist pr@tracegains.com 720-465-9400 End
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