Veganism has become one of the fastest-growing diets and lifestyle choices in the past few years. More and more people are choosing to switch to veganism for several reasons but this can be hard to do. Food manufacturing companies need to be crystal clear about when their food items are indeed vegan so they can instil their customers with confidence.
Accurate Weighing
All items made for vegans need to undergo the same levels of quality control that we expect for other types of diets. No matter what, a manufacturer needs to be able to deliver a high-quality and delicious food item – whether it is vegan or not.
The first step in this is often accurately weighing ingredients to ensure that they are consistent. By introducing consistency checks as early into the manufacturing process as possible, a food supply business will be able to ensure that their products stay uniform throughout manufacture. Regular scale calibration is crucial and can continue through several layers of quality control, all until there is a finished product ready to be sold either to retailers or direct to customers.
Traceability
Traceability is vital for vegan foods for two key reasons. Firstly, many adopt a vegan diet as they want to move away from one that might be cruel to animals in some way. This requires a complete rejection of animal products, and they do not want to eat foods that might have them even if it is just a small percentage of the ingredients.
On top of this, there are some out there who choose to become vegan due to dietary concerns. They might not be able to have certain foodstuffs due to an allergy. This means that they need a guarantee that these foods have not come into contact with these contaminants.
As a result, a traceability system is needed to properly track the ingredients’ supply chain at every instance, including before and after it has passed through the hands of the suppliers.
Labelling
Finally, clear labelling is required on all vegan foods to clearly state what is in the product. This will help vegans and plant-based individuals to easily determine whether or not they can have a certain foodstuff.
Dietary information such as this should always be posted in the clearest and most understandable way, for the benefit of all.
Creating vegan products in this day and age is easy, but there are still some things that manufacturers need to do to ensure that their products can indeed be sold to retailers and customers with confidence.
By establishing various processes and protocols, a brand should be able to deliver a top-quality product that brings peace of mind to its customers every time. No matter what, a vegan needs to feel secure in the products they are purchasing to eat, with no doubt in their mind that their food might be compromised.
The above points can help to deliver this confidence, no matter the foodstuff being created.