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Plant Openings & Expansions

March 22, 2003
Maple Leaf Bakery has broken ground on an $11 million expansion to its 80,000-sq.-ft. bakery in Roanoke, Va.
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Viruses unleashed on produce pathogens

March 22, 2003
Can viruses that infect and kill bacteria naturally be used to rid fresh-cut produce of Salmonella and other food-borne pathogens?
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Lawmakers, industry members debate proposal for single safety agency

March 22, 2003
The idea of a new, single agency charged with ensuring that everything Americans eat is held to the same safety standards isn't new, but lawmakers and food industry members are evaluating the concept with greater urgency in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the U.S.
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Plant Openings & Expansions

March 22, 2003
With the stroke of 11 samurai swords, the board of directors of ESKAY Corp. cut the ribbon in front of ESKAY's new 75,000-sq.-ft. headquarters October 1.
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Seafood leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, study says

March 22, 2003
Contaminated seafood is the leading known cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, according to a new report published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
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NFPA, FDA focus on food allergens

March 22, 2003
The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) has released an industry "Code of Practice" for managing food allergens.
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USDA spinning wheat into packaging gold

March 22, 2003
Researchers at the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) say they have used wheat to make "clamshell" sandwich containers that are more environmentally friendly than old polystyrene clamshells and that keep food warmer than the cardboard containers currently used by many fast-food restaurants.
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GAO releases food safety report

March 22, 2003
Along with state agriculture and health departments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spent about $1.3 billion in fiscal year 1999 on food safety efforts, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
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USDA launches web research site

March 22, 2003
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new web site that provides a database of food safety research projects to researchers and the general public.
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Researchers zero in on Listeria genome

March 22, 2003
Researchers at the Institute for Genomic Research and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service have taken an important first step in understanding the genetic makeup of Listeria, a bacterium that causes serious food-borne illness.
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