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How the Foodline Databases Can Help You Cater to Special Food Markets

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Manufacturers are increasingly catering to the requirements of Jewish and Muslim dietary laws. The international market for Kosher foods is increasing; the U.K. market was estimated to be worth £37m in 1999. In the United States, sales of Kosher foods totaled $3.5 billion in 1998. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, and the international Halaal food trade has been valued at $150 billion a year. Countries seeing particular growth in their Muslim population include the former Soviet Union, China, and South Africa.

In the search examples below, we'll show you how valuable the Leatherhead Food RA Foodline databases on Dialog (Files 53, 54, 59) and DataStar (Files FOST, FOIM, and FOLE) can be if you need comprehensive information on Halaal, Kosher, or any food and beverage issue, scientific, technical, market or regulatory.

Searching Foodline

Topic – Find out what ingredients can legally be added to pareve sorbet in Israel.

Databases – Search Foodline: Current Food Legislation (Dialog File 59, DataStar FOLE)
Food legislation documentation separates into two basic types: Standards and additives. Documents on standards outline the composition and labeling requirements of foods, including details on permitted ingredients and minimum mandatory labeling requirements. Documents on additives look at permitted additive use worldwide, including any labeling requirements, maximum levels of use (or total percentage) allowed, and mandatory conditions that must be met in the use of additives. Standards coverage include the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

On DataStar

pareve and additive.pt. and sorbet$.cm. and israel.cn.

(Note: PT is publication type, CN is country, and CM is commodity)

On Dialog

S PAREVE AND FS=ADDITIVE AND GN=ISRAEL AND PN=PAREV ICE

(Note: FS=File Segment (Publication type), GN=geographical Name, PN=product name/commodity)

Note: On DataStar, use DataStar Quick Codes for the publication type PT=A, PT=S

On Dialog, this strategy returns nine records including:

2 FOLE AN 0000045350 19971223. SO Israeli Standard 1-5 327 PartI, amended 1985 and 1990. CN ISRAEL. CM ICE-CREAM, WATER-ICE, SORBET, PAREV-ICE, EDIBLE-ICE, FROZEN-DESSERT. AV PHOSPHATED-DISTARCH-PHOSPHATE, MONOSTARCH- PHOSPHATE, ACETYLATED-DISTARCH-PHOSPHATE, HYDROXYPROPYL-DISTARCH-PHOSPHATE, HYDROXYPROPYL- STARCH, OXIDISED-STARCH, ACID-TREATED-STARCH, ALKALI-TREATED-STARCH, ENZYME-TREATED-STARCH. NT Modified starches are permitted to max 1.5% in ice cream, yoghurt ice cream, ice cream with vegetable fat, sorbet, sorbitol ice cream and low-calorie ice cream. Pareve products may contain starches and modified starches to GMP. Distarch phosphate, starch acetate, amylose and amylopectin also permitted. ST Z. DE MIDDLE-EAST, MODIFIED-STARCH, STABILISER, THICKENER, EDIBLE-ICE. PT Additive. ED 08-Nov-1991.

Foodline databases also provide information about non-governmental food requirements. Search Foodline: Food Science and Technology (Dialog File 53, DataStar FOST) for information on Halal or Halaal certification.

On Dialog

s (halal or halaal) (2N) certificat?

On DataStar

(halal or halaal) with certificat$

On Dialog, this retrieves seven records, including:

DIALOG(R)File 53:FOODLINE(R): Food Science & Technology (c) 2000 LFRA. All rts. reserv. 00850961 FOODLINE ACCESSION NUMBER: 532631 Food products and religious beliefs. Jackson M A Food Technology (July), 54 (7), 60-66 (5 ref.) 2000 ISSN NO: 0015-6639 LANGUAGE: English DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal article FOODLINE UPDATE CODE: 20000915 ABSTRACT: The requirements for Kosher and Halal certification are described in this article, which also includes the myths about religious supervision, working with religious inspectors and marketing considerations. Certification generally involves a religiously observant person trained in both religious law and production methods determining that food was processed appropriately. This may be necessary for food companies seeking to enter a specific market or for those who want to increase their sales. SECTION HEADING: PROCESSING DESCRIPTORS: CERTIFICATION; ETHNIC FOODS; HALAL FOODS; KOSHER FOODS; MARKETING; PROCESSING; RELIGION

For more information about searching Foodline databases on Dialog or DataStar, please call the Knowledge Center at 1-800-3DIALOG, or consult the Dialog Bluesheets (http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/) or DataStar Datasheets (http://library.dialog.com/datasheets/).

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