Technical / White Paper
Avoiding customer complaints: Origins of food taints and off-flavours
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The presence of compounds causing taints and off-flavours in food is a major concern to the food industry, not only can it lead to consumer complaints but also brand damage and potentially a costly product recall.
This paper discusses some of the more common taints and off-flavors associated with raw materials, micro-organisms, processing, packaging and storage.