Not sure about you, but I have been enjoying some very decent hot sandwiches at very unsuspecting establishments, such as mini marts, coffee shops and even — brace yourself — vending machines.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of maintaining a system which maximizes effective and accurate food traceability. Certainly, failure can and has resulted in financial disaster and bankruptcy for even the largest of companies.
With E. coli O157:H7, more tests are conducted each year. Thankfully, the vast majority of the results have been negative, but there are still positive findings.
Looking at the current big picture of barrier films packaging in the meat industry, it would not be a complete exaggeration just to shrug your shoulders and think not a lot is changing.
Just last month, I attended the Center of Excellence conference of protein and feed manufacturers in Barcelona, Spain, where I spoke to the group about brand building in the United States.
With its new culinary innovation center in Aurora, Ill., and dry-sausage facility in West Jordan, Utah, OSI Group sends a loud-and-clear message that it is ready to carry its customers to the next level.
To meet ever-increasing customer demand for live vaccines, Lohmann Animal Health International has broken ground on a $6 million expansion project in Winslow, Maine.
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) announced that it has performed comprehensive STEC testing with a variety of clients and has become proficient in testing for the six E. coli serogroups known as STEC.
Fortress Technology is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Since its start in 1996, Fortress has grown into a global enterprise with main offices in Canada, the UK and Brazil serving North America, Europe and Latin America respectively.
Dynamic Conveyor Corp., designer of light-duty portable conveyors, is expanding its presence in the food industry with its new line of DynaClean custom food conveyor systems that promise to enhance food manufacturers’ ability to repurpose, rather than replace, essential conveyors.
Birko announced that its chairman and owner, Kelly Green, has been named to the “Top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals” list by ColoradoBiz magazine.
Cantrell has improved its GIS 2000 Gizzard Inspection System by streamlining the conveyors and making the peeler station detachable and portable. Cantrell’s new GIS 2000 has one conveyor instead of two, making the processing of gizzards quicker in addition to eliminating possible room constraints.
Supermarket and deli operators now have an alternative to rigid dome and tray containers for their roasted chicken and meat offerings in the Permazip packaging technology from Flair Flexible Packaging.
NuTEC Manufacturing offers an all hydraulic, microprocessor controlled, multi-outlet forming machine that is easy to maneuver plant wide. The NuTEC 745 is built tough, without the cumbersome weight of similar machines with mechanical parts.
OCS introduced its newest model - HC-Medium - at Pack Expo. With this model, OCS completes its “checkweigher family” series: From basic checkweighing with EC-Essential (150ppm) over advanced checkweighing with HC-Medium (250ppm) to HC-Avantgarde (650ppm) for comprehensive applications.
Packaging Progressions Inc., a manufacturer of innovative and cost-effective solutions for high-speed, automatic interleaving and stacking equipment, has announced the appointment of Dante Pietrinferni to the position of president.
ScanTVS is by Global Vision is an innovative inspection system, which allows you to verify that all printed materials, such as package inserts, cartons, labels, foils, tubes, etc., match approved "Masters".
What we eat for breakfast varies markedly in different cultures around the world, but often includes carbohydrates such as cereals, rice or bread and bakery products, fruit and vegetables, protein — such as meat, fish, eggs or dairy products — and hot or cold beverages.
Not all bacon is created equal. From the farm to processing, the differences in bacons are vast with small dissimilarities in any area giving the products the attributes that they have.
