SQF is a globally recognized certification as a food safety management system and is administered by the SQF Institute.

Kalsec, Inc. announces the launch of its new website designed to help food and beverage product developers discover naturally-sourced ingredient solutions.

Kalsec® is extending its cleaner label ingredient portfolio to include a new line of water dispersible oleoresins at this year’s IFT July 16-19 in Chicago.

The certification meets the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) and European Union standards.

Its new chili pepper varieties include cayenne, pasilla and the ghost pepper extract.

As consumers show increasing concern over synthetic antioxidants in cereals, Kalsec® rosemary extract offers a cleaner label alternative.

More than half of those surveyed eat spicy foods at least once a week. In addition, the frequency of consumption and heat levels of hot and spicy foods continues to rise. Snacks and soups were the most common new hot and spicy foods that consumers have tried in the past year.

A 2013 report by the FDA found nearly 7% of spice imports examined by federal inspectors were contaminated with Salmonella.

Responding to consumer demand for simpler ingredients, Kalsec has expanded its line of expeller-pressed spice and herb extracts.