Taking a Systems Approach to Clean Label Challenges

Consumers and retailers are increasingly demanding cleaner label products, a trend that is unlikely to go away in the near future. A significant technical challenge to addressing this need is that additive removal often results in shortened shelf life with both economic and environmental implications. While promising, natural alternatives don’t measure up on their own, as such a singular approach in which label-unfriendly additives are replaced with natural alternatives has so far largely …