Articles by Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor

Engineering R&D: Anaerobic collaboration

February 6, 2012
The combination of membrane bioreactor filtration with a zoned anaerobic digester resulted in unprecedented COD reductions in a cheese plant’s high-strength effluent.


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Graphics herald new 149-year-old coffee

January 10, 2012
Featuring a colorful new design, Gevalia goes toe to toe on the retail shelf with upscale brands


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Corrugated’s last stand

January 10, 2012
Fiber by fiber, the flight from corrugated materials to less expensive shipping materials is continuing in food and beverage distribution.


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Pour like an Egyptian

January 10, 2012
When a brand name refers to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, two assumptions could be made


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Plant Security: Thwarting the Intent to Harm

January 10, 2012
Deliberate acts of sabotage can be more difficult to detect and prevent than bacterial threats to food. Food manufacturers now are bolstering their defenses against security threats.


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Industry braces for FSMA

January 10, 2012
A year after passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, food companies await regulatory proposals for preventive controls and other requirements of the new law.


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Magnetic attraction

January 10, 2012
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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Fabulous Food Plant: Hormel's Progressive Processing plant is built for the long haul

December 6, 2011
Hormel’s Progressive Processing plant is built for the long haul. A quarter century had passed since Hormel Foods had commissioned a new production facility. In designing its Dubuque plant, engineers aimed to create a facility that would be contemporary for the next 25 years.
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Scoop-and-store bag for nuts

December 5, 2011
Convenience and freshness preservation are the drivers behind a new resealable pouch for baking nuts from Fisher Nuts, a division of John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., Elgin, IL.
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Bag in bottle

December 5, 2011
Green aesthetics meets bag-in-box functionality in the eco.bottle container.
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The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.

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Food Authentication Using Bioorganic Molecules

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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