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Editor's Note: Time for an extreme cultural shift to battle obesity

July 30, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Our industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits.
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Engineering R&D: Liquid squeeze play

July 30, 2009
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Pushing solvent through a membrane while retaining solute is the essence of reverse osmosis, and engineers like Wes Byrne are helping apply the technology more broadly in food and beverage.

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Editor's Note: Saving the planet 1 million printed pages at a time

July 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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The mandate to save has never been stronger in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
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La lumière pulsée, s'il vous plaît

June 3, 2009
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After a few years’ hiatus, pulsed light has re-emerged as a purification and sterilization tool for food and beverage manufacturers, beginning with packaging applications.
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Food Safety: Lubrication as a line of defense

June 1, 2009
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Avoid adulteration risk with proper use and storage of food grade and non-food grade lubricants.
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Editor's Note: Embrace flexible manufacturing

June 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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It's no longer a good idea to operate in a business-as-usual mode.
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Food Safety: The trouble with third-party audits

May 1, 2009
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Passing an audit is not the issue. Ensuring safety is.

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Editor's Note: Innovation was never born out of inaction

May 1, 2009
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Now is a good time to invest in food safety measures, HACCP improvements and track and trace systems.
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Engineering R&D: Nanoscale silver on deck

April 1, 2009
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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The end of a long road to regulatory approval of silver dihydrogen citrate for food-contact surfaces is approaching, promising manufacturers a new antimicrobial weapon.
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Food Safety: The great peanut butter debacle

April 1, 2009
By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor
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Learning from past mishaps is one of the food industry’s most valuable food safety tools.
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