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Food Processing September 2006 David Joy	Guard against intentional contamination The food industry is fortunate Congress and FDA have not developed more specific requirements for food security.
Food Engineering September 1, 2006 Richard F. Stier	Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions.
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Food Processing June 2006 Mike Pehanich	Controlling moisture in the plant With once-ignored USDA requirements for condensation control compelling processors to take a closer look at humidity problems, here are some timely tips on choosing between desiccant and mechanical dehumidifiers.
Food Processing April 2011 Pisciotta & Ramsey	Is Your Manufacturing Plant Secure? With the new Food Safety Act, it's time to perform a physical security checkup.
Food Processing November 2009	MRO Q&A: What are my roofing risks? What are the potential risks (food safety and other) to consider when roofing contractors work at your facility, and what steps should be taken to reduce those risks?
Food Engineering January 1, 2008 Richard F. Stier	Could More Inspections Stifle Food Contamination? Inspections minimize contamination, but the key to avoiding problems is in prevention.
Food Processing October 2010	MRO Q&A: Why Do Good Plants Go Down? From a macro perspective the top three major shutdown threats for a food plant could be summarized as: a catastrophic event, a facility's internal operational failure or a facility's external operational failure.
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Food Processing September 2009	MRO Q&A: How Can Plant Managers Keep up with All the Changes Happening in Every Area of Food Plant Operations? Welcome to MRO Q&A, a Food Processing series addressing maintenance, repair and operational issues in food plants. We've assembled a panel of plant operations experts to answer any question you have on plant-floor issues.
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Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Fassl et al.	28th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Extreme Makeovers Dominate Projects and budgets remain flat as food and beverage processors put their money into updating existing assets and improving food safety measures.
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Food Engineering January 1, 2008 Wayne Labs	Fabulous Food Plant Synonymous with Quality Poultry supplier counts on biosecurity, automation and worker safety to produce quality meats.
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IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Plant Blueprints Turn Green Building a new plant? Might as well design it for energy efficiency now, while you still have a choice.
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Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl	Productivity improvements may be somewhere over the rainbow Food manufacturers that have added color to the process floor often realize more benefits than they initially expected. Example: blue conveyor belts installed to reduce eye fatigue also made the product easier to see.
Food Engineering August 6, 2007 Steve Bjerklie	Don your battle clothes New fabric technology innovations make the work uniform the newest, and one of the most basic and most effective, means to inhibit pathogenic growth.
Food Processing March 2013	MRO Q&A: Protecting Facilities from Flies, Insects and Rodents The easy answer is to hire a company that does this as a business. This may be a great solution, but there are things you can do to help yourself.
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