How Organic Are These Organic Labeled Bakery Products

Corporates  are cashing on huge demand for organic products with several  claims of  organic  foods  declared in bold letters on their packaging . Organic foods have gained popularity as consumers  relate source of illness and disease to the chemicals , pesticides and artificial preservatives  used in foods.

Few companies of course are  into genuine organic  food manufacturing  but they all have been taken over by these  corporates  by ""greenwash "" declaring  their products to be organic  with USDA logo prominently displayed on the pack . Legal  definitions and requirement are manipulated as the definitions and standards are not clear and can be manoeuvred by these companies .

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In February, mega-food company Sara Lee launched the Eco-Grain™ label for its EarthGrains breads with a major marketing campaign that blanketed the Web, Facebook, Twitter and National Public Radio.


Sara Lee billed the trademarked product as “environmentally friendly” bread that “will save the earth, one field at a time” because Eco-Grain wheat is grown with “precision agriculture.”

Though actually used in small proportions in its EarthGrains brand breads, Eco-Grain is touted by the company as more sustainable than organic grain. What has been described as a “crass and exploitative marketing ploy” has angered many in the organic community.

“For Sara Lee to claim that their wheat is ecologically grown and sustainable, when they appear to make no effort to reduce or eliminate their use of toxic pesticides that have terrible effects on the environment and public health, is highly disingenuous,” said Nathan Jones, an organic farmer from King Hill, Idaho, and chairman of the Organic Advisory Board of the Idaho state department of agriculture


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Swing Tray Baking Oven s

In Bread manufacturing process baking oven is the major equipment. There are various baking ovens for bread manufacturing ,for any higher capacities manufacturers often opt for Swing tray baking ovens .Other model for baking oven for higher volumes of bread production is contray ovens .

Swing Trays main drive moves sprockets and chain with which the racks are  hinged with the chain and this tray swings both ways .These racks hold bread moulds  and carry them  to complete the baking cycle

Burners can be of ldo ( diesel type ) or cng ( gas type ) . hot air is circulated through circulating fan in headers either through top and bottom headers or middle and bottom headers .

  

Swing tray ovens can be designed for 5000 – 50000 loafs per day capacity.

  

Some of the features in Swing tray Ovens

• Preferred for higher volumes
• Oven chain can be hand-cranked in an emergency  
• The tray's movement is intermittent and controlled by a digital timer  
• Insulated for maximum fuel-efficiency  
• Flue gas does not come in contact with food item being baked  
• Imparts solid top and bottom heat to loaves under baking for uniform results across the length of the tray  
• Lidding and Unlidding is automatic in swing tray ovens  
• Requires a larger area than other baking oven for the same capacity 
• Safety Explosion doors are provided as safety against any explosion