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Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
GMA Says Irradiation is Safe The Grocery Manufacturers Association released Food Irradiation: A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media, which gives a thumbs up to irradiation to help control food-borne pathogens.  |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Bisphenol A is OK in Packaging Materials Based on all available evidence, the consensus of regulatory agencies in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not seem to pose an immediate health risk to the general population.  |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
FDA Still Under Fire for Peanut Butter Crisis A key member of the US Senate is losing patience with the FDA over food safety issues.  |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Real-Time Process Optimization Market on the Rise The food and beverage industry is looking for ways to cut costs and fine-tune their processes. Leading companies have embraced some real-time process optimization tools, but the industry still lags way behind other industry sectors in terms of adoption.  |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Energy Reduction Goals Set The US Department of Energy and the Northwest Food Processors Association set ambitious goals to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in the industrial sector.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 Wayne Labs |
Food Safety at the Crossroads The recent peanut paste recall -- largest ever in terms of supply chain -- points to the urgency of food safety today.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins |
Managing Traceability and Public Trust Validating the source and condition of raw materials is critical in maintaining public confidence in prepared foods.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Sanitary Design Aggressive cleaning programs and advanced technologies are improving food plant hygiene, but sanitary design principles also should be considered.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 |
Engineering R&D: E-Beam Makes a Comeback Irradiation of raw beef never gained traction in the early 21st Century, but electron beam is staging a comeback in package sterilization.  |
Food Engineering March 1, 2009 |
Plant Openings & Expansions Hero/Beech-Nut's 550,000 sq.-ft. baby food plant in Florida, NY should be completed later this year... Southern Cold Storage's new 70,000 sq.-ft. facility in Gadsden, AL under way... United States Cold Storage will build a new 202,000 sq.-ft. warehouse distribution center in Turlock, CA. ...  |
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