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Top 10 wishes for improving food safety

March 7, 2012

By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor

As an industry, we simply cannot take shortcuts in protecting our products, our industry and our customers

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Engineering R&D: Tiny bubbles

March 7, 2012

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

Adding oxygen and removing nitrogen and other dissolved gases from a grow-tank can be a cost-prohibitive process for fish farmers, but new oxygenation technology significantly changes the cost equation.

Truly the best experience will be ready for you this April in Fort Myers

February 6, 2012

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

As many of you who read this column each month are well aware, Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo is held every year in Florida during April.

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Engineering R&D: Anaerobic collaboration

February 6, 2012

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

The combination of membrane bioreactor filtration with a zoned anaerobic digester resulted in unprecedented COD reductions in a cheese plant’s high-strength effluent.

A new digital world of information is ready

January 10, 2012

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

Over the past few months, we’ve been actively working to provide our readers with a much more compelling and interactive online experience.

FDA vs. USDA: Who regulates what?

January 10, 2012

By Richard F. Stier, Contributing Editor

Generating data that can’t be used for improvements is useless.

Magnetic attraction

January 10, 2012

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

The power of magnetic waves is evident to any Boy Scout with a compass. A Dutch firm is applying amplified magnetic force to the task of peeling an onion

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Engineering R&D: Talent Pool Development

December 5, 2011

By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

With a large cadre of American workers ready to retire, training and educating the next generation of technicians and engineers is a critical need in manufacturing.

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Editor's Note: Barometers of our industry and the economy

December 5, 2011

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

As 2011 comes to a close, I am continuing my research into the life line of the economy and how it affects the food and beverage industry.

Editor's Note: Making a difference in the battle of the bulge

November 1, 2011

By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief

Thank you to the food industry members who are making access to nutritional information easier.

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