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Genesis R&D (Classic) retired in June 2026.

To ensure you continue to have access to the latest features, updates, and support, we encourage all remaining Genesis R&D customers to transition to Genesis Foods .

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Release notes for Genesis R&D Foods 11.16.x (September 2025)

  • Updated

Release Date: Initial release: 09/19/2025 (11.16.4) Latest Release 2/17/2026 (11.16.16)

11.16 Initial Release Notes (Version 11.16.x) Latest Release Fixed in Bold 

New Features:

  • Added new Canada Supplemented Foods Cautionary Statements and their triggers for the Supplemental Ingredients - Grape seed extract (oligomeric proanthocyanidins) AND Milk thistle seed extract (silymarin)

Improvements and Bugs Fixed:

  • Fixed a bug with Canada Dual Format labels where trans fat wasn't factored in the saturated + trans fat %DV calculation
  • Fixed a bug with Foodlist Entry Column display where Create and Modified Date were added in a search and this modified selected preferences (11.16.16)
  • Fixed a bug where the application would crash when editing certain preferences. (11.16.16)
  • Fixed a bug with copied Custom Reports that did not get named correctly (11.16.16)
  • Fixed a bug with where "Fat" was showing as "Other" on reports (11.16.16)

Database Information:

  • Structure Version: 11.16.0
  • USDA Database: USDA SR Legacy as published through FoodData Central.
  • 2015 Canadian Nutrient File (CNF) - Health Canada
  • 2021 UK Database – McCance and Widdowson’s
  • Total foods in the database: 95,290 

  • FoodData Central Brands - Ingredient Subset 5,500+ Ingredients

     

Compatibility Changes:

  • ESHA Port version updated to 4.16.4 (Latest 11.16.16)
  • ESHA Security version 4.7.74 (No Change)
  • Genesis API version updated to 4.11.x
  • Notes for the newest ESHA Port and Security versions can be found here.

System Requirements:

  • Internet Connection required for installation and license activation.
  • Minimum of 4GB RAM.
  • 8GB Hard disk space.
  • Client OS: Windows 8.1, Windows 10.
    • 64-bit OS required for full installation which includes SQL Server Express. 
      32-bit operating systems support the Genesis client only.
    • Windows 11 supported for client only; SQL Server / Database must reside on another operating system.
  • Server OS: Windows Server 2012 or later.  For Windows Server 2012 R2, Update1 is required.
  • SQL Server versions supported: SQL Server 2014 or later (including Express versions).
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later.
  • Visual C++ 2017 32 bit (installed with application).
  • Click here for instructions on running the program on a Mac.  Mac OS v10.14.x or higher required to support the Microsoft RDP client.


 

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