Basic Food Flavors, Inc. is a private company based in

North Las Vegas North Las Vegas is a suburban city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 262,527, with an estimated population of 280,543 in 2022. The city was incorporated on May 1, 1946 ...

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, United States. Established in 1980, they have developed a line of

hydrolyzed vegetable protein Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) products are foodstuffs obtained by the hydrolysis of protein, and have a meaty, savory taste similar to broth (bouillon). Regarding the production process, a distinction can be made between acid-hydrolyzed v ...

(HVP),

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and soy base products. It produces 120 varieties of HVP which are used in various products including chips, soups, dressings and snack foods. A private company which does not make financial information public, its annual sales have been estimated as between $20 and $50 million. On March 4, 2010 the United States

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announced it was conducting an investigation after a customer of Basic Food Flavors reported finding

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in one production lot of HVP. Affected bulk, ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook HVP products were recalled in the U.S. and Canada. The recall resulted in 177 products being removed from grocery shelves. About 1990, the company moved to Nevada from Pomona,

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, complaining that California's economic regulations were too strict and expensive.

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Basic Food Flavors corporate website
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