Professional Archives - Emport LLC https://emportllc.com/category/professional/ Quality Control for Commercial Kitchens Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:35:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://emportllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-E-icon-32x32.png Professional Archives - Emport LLC https://emportllc.com/category/professional/ 32 32 What is deamidated gluten, and why should you care? https://emportllc.com/what-is-deamidated-gluten-and-why-should-you-care/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:23:44 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=68301 One of the trickiest forms of gluten to detect is deamidated gluten. So let's talk about what deamidation is, how deamidation impacts gluten, and why it's important for food manufacturers to be mindful of these challenges.

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]]> Five Questions to Answer Before Buying Allergen Test Kits https://emportllc.com/five-questions-to-answer-before-buying-allergen-test-kits/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:17:56 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=44495 At Emport LLC, we specialize in pairing manufacturers with the right test kits for their specific needs. We spend time learning the ins and outs of each allergen test kit so that you don’t have to. Over the years, we’ve learned that there are five main questions to ask before you pick an allergen test kit.

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]]> Food Allergen Safety Makes for Happy Diners. https://emportllc.com/food-allergen-safety/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 20:45:21 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=35031 So many customers are asking about allergens! Your restaurant has been getting more customers with dietary restrictions, right? Whether you are delivering food to the customer via sit-down restaurants, university cafeteria settings or catered events, allergen concerns are informing what you serve. There’s a good reason; food allergies have been on the rise over the […]

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]]> Milk allergen control in food manufacturing with AlerTox Total Milk https://emportllc.com/milk-allergen-control/ Mon, 07 May 2018 16:00:19 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=4693 The AlerTox Sticks line of easy, on-site allergen detection kits now includes a test especially for milk: AlerTox Sticks Total Milk. The kit is designed for food manufacturers whose foods, beverages and surfaces may become contaminated with milk proteins. Milk. It’s used as an ingredient across consumer goods ranging from cheese to make-up. Since milk […]

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]]> Best Practices: Keep your Samples Organized when Testing for Gluten https://emportllc.com/best-practices-keep-your-samples-organized-when-testing-for-gluten/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:37:01 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=4637 How many different samples does your company need to check for gluten on a given day? If it’s more than one or two, you may be wondering about the best way to keep track of which samples have been run on which GlutenTox test strips. After all, if you can’t remember which sample was analyzed […]

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]]> All About Almonds! https://emportllc.com/all-about-almonds/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:08:47 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=4209 Keeping your facility free of cross contact with allergens means less chance of recalls, leading to very loyal customers. Almonds are a great ingredient in countless dishes, desserts and confections. Unless, of course, you happen to be one of the unlucky 1% that are allergic! Cross contact from almonds can have serious repercussions for these […]

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]]> Positive/Negative Controls for GlutenTox test kits https://emportllc.com/positive-negative-controls-for-glutentox-test-kits/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:49:28 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=12819 It’s important to have confidence in your quality control plan. Maybe you’re training new employees on gluten testing. Maybe you’ve gotten some unexpected results while running routine tests. Maybe you want to ensure that your test kit and testing environment haven’t been contaminated with gluten. What can you do to assure that your results are […]

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]]> Can we talk about fryer oil? https://emportllc.com/can-talk-fryer-oil-2/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:01:24 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=12315 The main function of oil during the frying process is to confer desirable texture and flavor to food. Since food absorbs oil in the process of frying, oil becomes an essential ingredient. The quality of fryer oil must be considered if you want to maintain a high standard for your final product. Eight reasons why […]

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]]> Keeping you safe with AlerTox Mustard https://emportllc.com/keeping-safe-alertox-mustard/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:40:17 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=3181 For most people, mustard is just another condiment. But for others, it’s a dangerous, allergenic substance — which is why Emport LLC is so pleased to announce that the AlerTox Sticks line of rapid, on-site allergen test kits now includes AlerTox Sticks Mustard. Although mustard is not one of the top 8 allergens covered by […]

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]]> GlutenTox® Sticks Plus kit, even better! https://emportllc.com/glutentox-sticks-plus-kit-even-better-2/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:14:31 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=11899 Emport is pleased to announce a newly improved version of the GlutenTox® Sticks Plus kit, making it the most sensitive method currently available on the market for the detection of gluten.GlutenTox® Sticks Plus is designed to help food manufacturers monitor for gluten at every step of production. This test kit also allows quick decisions and […]

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