A safe food supply is essential to health and consumer confidence. In order to prevent food borne illnesses, which impact nearly 50 million people in the US annually, regulatory standards are required of most food production operations. However, compliance with current and future safety rules and documentation regulations is becoming increasingly streamlined and simpler [...]
To accurately produce high-quality, high-yield baked goods, replace guesses and opinions with hard data. Thermal profiling dough and oven temperatures with an in-transit, portable data recorder has many benefits to the commercial wholesale or retail bakery. Here are 5: 1. Consistent dough proofing The importance of proofing must not be discounted. Maintaining the consistency [...]
The kill step. Sounds pretty intense...and it is. It’s the absolutely necessary point when harmful pathogens, like Salmonella spp., are eliminated. And it has to be absolutely effective to ensure baked goods are safe to eat, plus have a proper shelf life. And you need to document it. In order to be compliant with [...]
Brought to you by the AIB InternationalFruit-filled pastries are one of the most popular bakery products in North America and Europe. This sector is slowly but surely expanding, with new innovations and flavors giving them a fresh appeal.However, if you’re producing fruit pastries you need to be documenting the kill step to be in compliance [...]
Regulatory Overview What is Regulatory Overview? Regulatory overview deals with the regulatory landscape concerned with food safety. Maintaining clear food safety guidelines allow bakers to take proactive and preventive measures to manage risks associated with everyday operations. Aspects involved in food and bakery regulatory landscape include: Good manufacturing practices and plant hygiene [...]
You know the importance of the kill step. It’s the point during baking when harmful pathogens likeSalmonella spp. are eliminated. Although it’s always been crucial from a food safety stand point, there’s another layer. Now that FSMA has been rolled out, the kill step must be logged and documented in order for you to be in compliance. [...]
That's right, now you can become an even better baker by taking classes online! BAKERpedia has teamed up with AIB International to help commercial and retail bakers through online eLearning training. AIB International’s Baking Specialist Online Collection is now available through BAKERpedia’s Digital Academy. The industry is in need of more skilled employees. It needs access to professional [...]
Oven Temperature What is Oven Temperature? Oven temperature is one of the key baking parameters. It can be measured, modified, and controlled in order to influence process conditions directly, thereby affecting a product’s final characteristics. Heat in transferred from the oven to the baked good by the following mechanisms, depending on the type [...]
Hamburger buns come in all shapes and sizes, but still need to be cooked properly. As the weather (hopefully) starts warming up, we start getting ready for backyard, BBQ nights. In the food industry, this means ramping up those summer-time food staples, like hamburger buns. For a product like the hamburger bun, you want [...]
