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Tech Update: Taking Control

March 22, 2003
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PREDICTIVE AND ADAPTIVE CONTROLS HELP TO ENSURE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ARE MAINTAINED IN COMPLEX, MULTI-VARIABLE PROCESS OPERATIONS
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FDA urges withdrawal of poultry drug from market

March 22, 2003
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged Bayer A.G. to remove the drug Baytril from the market on the grounds that its use as an animal antibiotic may eventually compromise the ability of Cipro, also a Bayer product, to fight anthrax and other diseases in people.
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Switch to PET spikes juice sales

March 22, 2003
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Extensive customer research assured Pennsylvania's Wawa Dairy that a switch to PET from high density polyethylene (HDPE) for single-serve juices and teas would positively impact sales. Still, summer's 30 percent spurt raised eyebrows.
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Packaging news: Retortable plastic can wins DuPont kudos

March 22, 2003
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Diamond Award recognizes first successful application of spin-weld technology in food packaging
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FDA concerned about acid in supplements

March 22, 2003
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a letter to natural food manufacturers saying new research has deepened the agency's concerns about dietary supplements that may contain aristolochic acid.
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Insulating panels draw interest from food shippers

March 22, 2003
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The technology behind vacuum insulation panels (VIP) has been around since the 1980s, but only in recent years has VIP been commercially viable.
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Senators call for mercury limits in seafood

March 22, 2003
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Two Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that calls for establishing a minimum level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood.
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New Acting Administrator named at FSIS

March 22, 2003
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Ann M. Veneman has appointed Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Administrator Thomas J. Billy as special advisor for Codex and international food safety issues, and Margaret O'K. Glavin as acting administrator of FSIS.
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New plant changes earth-friendly packaging dynamics

March 22, 2003
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Dextrose-based plastics have been touchy-feely products until now.
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Food Safety: History lesson

March 22, 2003
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Complacent about current food regulations? Then you're ignoring the lesson of vigilance
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