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Food Safety: A team approach to audits must be in place

March 1, 2011
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Today’s audits are not only more complex, they are more comprehensive and demand a collaborative effort.
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Engineering R&D: New solution for slaughter

September 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Systems development can create strange bedfellows. Take, for example, the alliance between an Alabama road construction firm and food scientists addressing animal welfare issues.
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Editor's Note: Product quality: Strange coincidence or harbinger?

June 1, 2011
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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OK,  readers, what’s going on out there? I am very surprised to report four food and beverage quality issues that occurred on consumer purchases I made in the past six weeks.
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Engineering R&D: Sensors for a digital world

November 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Advances in sensor technology are bringing industrially hardened detectors with on-board electronics to food and beverage processors.
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Consumer Satisfaction Stagnates as Economy Slows

December 6, 2011
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The measure of how satisfied American consumers are with food, pet food and other necessities has stagnated, according to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
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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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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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Striking the right balance between safety and quality

February 6, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Quality improvement is a daunting challenge, but the effort can be expected to boost food safety, as well.


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Food safety is most important issue for processors, consumers

February 10, 2012
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Consumers think food manufacturers can do more to earn their confidence.
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Antibiotic-resistant MRSA present in retail pork

February 23, 2012
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The hospital isn’t the only place you can contract MRSA.
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