As understanding of how nature adapts to the evolution of harmful microorganisms deepens, molecular biology is delivering new food safety tools, including bactericidal proteins.

Food Safety: In preventive maintenance, little things mean a lot

April 1, 2010

By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor

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Ignoring small parts such as gaskets, valves, clamps or connections can cause headaches.

Editor's Note: Calling all new plant projects for a census of the industry

April 1, 2010

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

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Just as the United States 2010 Census is crucial for our nation’s future planning, so is Food Engineering’s Plant Construction Survey.

Editor's Note: New information sources address crucial food safety challenges

March 1, 2010

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

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Protecting the food supply may often seem like a daunting task. Our goal is to provide you with as many solutions as possible.

Food Safety: Vow to make 2010 a safer year

March 1, 2010

By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor

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More regulation is not the answer, but making vows to keep the food supply safe is a good start.

Engineering R&D: Do-it-yourself disinfectants

March 1, 2010

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

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By manipulating electrical current and frequency, an electrochemical reactor provides an alternative to chlorine in disinfecting some of food processing’s nastiest water streams.

Engineering R&D: Move over, retort

February 1, 2010

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

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The math of commercial cost and consumer willingness to pay remains to be calculated, but in-container sterilization with microwaves already has achieved several milestones.

Editor's Note: Fast food nation is now on information overload

February 1, 2010

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

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Technology, trends and information are bombarding the food and beverage industry at such a quick pace, it’s hard to get a grip on what is worthy of attention.

Food Safety: Will ‘Reportable Food Registry' law make food safer?

January 1, 2010

By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor

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All processors must understand their responsibilities under this new mandate.

Engineering R &D: Higher efficiency, lower cost with transformerless drives

January 1, 2010

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

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Years of collaborative research by Canadian engineers went into development of what they term active front-end technology, an advancement that is transforming medium-voltage AC drives.

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Burns & McDonnell project manager RJ Hope and senior project engineer Justin Hamilton discuss the distinctions between Food Safety and Food Defense as well as the implications for food manufacturers of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

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In this January 2015 issue of Food Engineering, we explore how robotics can play a role in pick-and-place, packaging, case packing and palletizing processes, and know where to implement robotic automation.

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This text provides critical tools and data needed to augment routine food analysis and enhance food safety by aiding in the detection of counterfeit, and potentially deleterious, foods.

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