USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published its final rule allowing FSIS to share a firm’s distribution list with state and federal agencies whenever its meat products are recalled.
North American manufacturers of packaging machines and parts took a $377 million sales hit last year, dragging down global equipment sales 0.8 percent, while Chinese packaging firms solidified their No. 5 ranking with a 15.1 percent sales spike of $272 million.