Food Safety Forum Munich, 14 th Sept 2017 1
Insights on how to deal practically with food safety and new consumer concerns and expectations Dr. Adina Creanga Product Safety Director Bunge EMEA 2
200 years and just getting started Employees: ~32,000 Net Sales: $43 billion Countries: 40+ Facilities: ~400 Global leader in agribusiness and food products 3
Balanced Global Presence Bunge Europe, Middle East & Africa Geneva Bunge Limited Bunge Global Agribusiness White Plains Bunge North America St. Louis Bunge Asia Singapore Countries of operation Regional headquarters Bunge Brazil São Paulo Bunge Southern Cone Buenos Aires 4
What We Do: Feeding the World Bunge processes oilseeds, grains, sugarcane and other agricultural commodities to make products and ingredients with numerous applications for customers worldwide. 5
6 Bunge Europe, Middle-East and Africa (BEMEA)
Bunge s Food & Ingredients mission Delivering to Food Processors, Food Service, Retail Customers products and services of high quality & value that improve their products and businesses and delivering to Consumers around the globe value, nutritional well-being and food safety, now and for generations to come. We are a trusted supplier with strong emphasis on food safety & quality. 7
Today s challenges for all food companies Evolution and growth in regulations Stringer food safety norms Connected consumers Consumers demand for trust, high quality, safe foods Today s Challenges Changing patterns of consumption Balancing costs and resource constraints, while complexity and demand for trust and transparency are increasing. Globalization and trade agreements 8
Building product safety along supply chains Food safety requires knowledge, preventive measures and collaboration across the supply chain! 9
Contaminants in the food and feed chains https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/infographics 10
Food Safety, Quality, Health and Nutrition Strategy 2000 2009 2011 2014 Food and Feed Safety Animal health, welfare, plant protection Consumer Information Health and nutrition 11
Consumer trends in oils and fats 2017 Healthy fats There is growing potential to differentiate products in terms of health, unsaturated fat content, especially for olive oil and nuts/seed oils. Gentle processing Consumers look for more natural products, gentle processed which preserve taste and the nutritional values. Sustainable sourcing Consumer awareness of the controversy surrounding palm oil production will become a major issue. For brands it is time to be proactive, not reactive. Mintel Group Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 12
The role of refining Remove the unwanted compounds, while preserving quality, sustainability and nutritional benefits. 13
Refining challenges Remove: Pesticides, PAHs, MOH, Furans, ndl PCBs Food safety Minimise: 3MCPD, GE, TFA Product Quality (FFA, POV, P, Taste, etc) Less processing (Vit E, Colour, Sterols) 14
3-MCPDE/GE formation mechanisms Nucleophile substitution 2-MCPD esters, 3-MCPD esters Glycidyl-esters Destaillats et al. Food Chemistry, 2012, 131,1391-1398 15
3-MCPDE and GE mitigation in oilseeds Bunge EMEA follows full scale approach from agriculture till product applications. Top priority R&D project Capital expenditures to implement mitigation tools Mitigation strategy: prevention preferred to removal High level monitoring based on internal and external analyses (>500 samples in 2017) 16
Avoid 3-MCPDE formation = avoid/remove precursors Chlorine compounds can be significantly reduced during washing. Bleaching earth selection: do not introduce available chlorine sources. Laboratory olive oil refining test 17
Avoid GE formation = f(crude oil quality) High Free Fatty Acids (FFA) in the crude oil is a marker of potentially higher diglyceride content (DAG). Higher DAG leads to higher GE content in refined oil (depending on deodorization conditions too). Industrial data Selection of raw material is important Supply chain control, management Integrated crushing refining plant: fresh seed processing under control 18
Avoid GE formation = f(deodorization temperature) Simple reduction of deodorization temperature Potential conflict with removal of volatile impurities. Dual temperature profile (stripping and deodorization) GE reduction with no risk on quality. Industrial deodorization test results (physical refining of sunflower oil) 19
BEMEA mitigation results on refined seeds oils 2015-2017 Rapeseed oil: Stable, low 3-MCPDE and GE all years. Significant reduction in 3-MCPD and GE values obtained for sunflower and soybean oil Reduced mean values, Narrower data range (less/no peak values) GE expressed as free glycidol < 1 mg/kg (all refineries) GE expressed as free glycidol < 0.5 mg/kg (baby food applications) 3MCPDE expressed as free 3MCPD < 1mg/kg (typical values) 3-MCPDE and GE successfully mitigated by preventive measures in BEMEA seed oils refineries. 20
CIE mitigations of 3-MCPDE and GE Influence of Chemical Interesterification (CIE) on process contaminants: Reduces MCPDE level but creates high amounts of GE. GE can be removed from interesterified fats by post bleaching. Mitigation strategies: Post-treatment, Remove 3-MCPDE present in the raw material by alkaline catalyst, Remove GE formed during CIE by acid activated BE treatment, Selection of raw material (tropical oils low in 3-MCPDE) Changes recipes for Interesterified fat / Liquid oil blends. 21
22 Mitigation during chemical interesterification Typical changes in 3-MCPD and GE
Conclusions Food Safety, Quality, Health and Nutrition cannot be treated in separated ways. Food safety requires full control of the supply chains. Mitigation of emerging risks (e.g. pesticides) requires knowledge and cooperation of authorities between the regions. Mitigation of environmental pollutants compete with the formation of heat induced compounds. Science is progressing very fast; new technology requires more time and big investments. Consumers expect less processed products and this is a food safety challenge! 23
Thanks to the project team Adina Creanga Andrea Radnóti Catarina Petisca Dorota Borys-Kaliska Edouard Casala Gabriella Hellner Katalin Recseg Mariusz Szeliga Stephane Golinski Zsolt Kemeny 24