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9th Annual Replacement Parts Survey

July 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Food Engineering readers provide insight into how their companies are recalibrating inventory needs to meet production demands.
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Food Safety: Ode to the pallet

October 1, 2011
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Keep an eye on one of the least considered plant tools. It could make a huge difference in your food safety plan.
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Where Machine Eyes Outperform Tired Human Eyes

December 6, 2011
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Italian meat producer, D’Autore, is a perfectionist when it comes to the quality of its packaged meat products, which include cured ham, bresaola, salami and other deli items. Its single, highly automated facility in Castelnuovo Rangone employs 35 people, where products are packed for private-label customers as well as the D’Autore brand.
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If Santa Claus were real, he'd have to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Is Santa breaking all the rules?

December 12, 2011
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Santa will have to get in step with FSMA as he imports uninspected candy from unregistered plants at the North Pole.
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Tech Update: Metal detection & X-ray inspection

System enhancements keep a protective eye on quality
January 10, 2012
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Vigilance, metal detection equipment and X-ray inspection systems can help keep contaminants out of your food most of the time.


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Inspection machines

January 10, 2012
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Providing protection for food manufactured in trays or plastic packages, Luceo ThermoSecure inspection machines offer tray pack, labeling and product appearance inspection, in addition to mix-up prevention and the detection of foreign particles in seals.


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Inspection system

January 10, 2012
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Designed for dry-filled pre-made and FFS pouches, stick packs, sachets and flexible packaging, the PTI VeriPac 425/LP automatic online inspection system includes vacuum decay leak testing technology that provides non-destructive package testing and reliable leak detection as small as 10 microns.


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X-ray inspection system

January 10, 2012
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Used for fat analysis and contaminant detection, the Eagle FA 720 PRO X-ray inspection system utilizes dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry technology to measure the amount of X-rays that are absorbed by the fat content and lean meat through the use of 2 specific X-ray energies.


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FDA oversight lacking in US food facility inspections

January 27, 2012
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Since 2004, FDA has relied increasingly on states to conduct inspections.
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Food processor advances its continuous improvement program with X-ray technology.

January 27, 2012
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New X-ray inspection system provides precision detection in quality control.
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