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Food Safety: Defensive handwashing

December 1, 2009
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Get smart about the best ways to keep workers clean and food safet.
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Editor's Note: Lessons learned from an unusual year

December 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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The food industry learned that the public continues to be serious about sustainability, and not only in the packaging, energy and other waste reduction methods of the firms that produce the goods they buy.
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Food industry retains its resiliency in times of turmoil

November 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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While business may be lackluster in nearly all sectors, the food and beverage industry has much to be happy about.
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Engineering R&D: Wresting market share from glass

November 1, 2009
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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PET specialists spent seven years racing the clock and spending considerable capital in isolating and developing a new molecule to scavenge oxygen.
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As the recession ends, look for profitability within human assets

October 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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There’s no escape from the news reports discussing whether or not the recession is over. If we are eking out of it, the official proclamation of the end is bound to be at least six months away.
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Dehydration redux

October 1, 2009
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Applying microwave energy in a vacuum to dry or dehydrate foods has a checkered past, but a Canadian scientist believes he has solved the challenges.
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Let your voice be heard

September 1, 2009
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Share your thoughts on the forthcoming GMPs and help establish regulations that will meet the needs of all involved.
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Double E as entrepreneur

September 1, 2009
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An electrical engineer leaves corporate R&D behind to deliver a changeover tool that he says will save time, slash waste, and bring new precision to the process.
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You're a shining star, no matter who you are

September 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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While some plant projects may have been put on hold this year, the food industry has proved to be a shining star compared to hard hit industries such as automotive and construction.
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Food Safety: The well-dressed worker

August 1, 2009
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Proper plant attire is just one more way to help protect the food supply.
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