Web
Version

Volume 6, Number
10

Natural gas savings account for 3,030 metric
ton annual reduction
Faribault
Foods was presented with the Energy
Efficiency Award by Xcel Energy for
achieving the largest natural gas reduction
among all its industrial customers in the state
of Minnesota during 2009.

Organic product sales up despite
economy
Even though consumers
had less money to spend, they are re-evaluating
the worth of organic foods with their wallets.
The good news is that organic food sales
increased by 5.1% to $24.8 million in 2009.

USDA clears the fog on National Organic
Program
The USDA announced the
correction of a 2006 decision by the National
Organic Program regarding "accessory nutrients"
in organic processed food, making the rules more
clear and aligned with FDA
guidelines.

ERP connects the "global
village"
McCain Foods Ltd. has
53 plants and offices on six continents with
more than 20,000 employees. To continue to meet
global customer expectations, the processor
upgraded to a  global ERP system.

Growers, traceability providers, label
printers collaborate
To
make the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI)
effective, traceability providers, growers and
label converters are working together to provide
traceability to the farm.

Decreasing energy usage within SERCOS
applications
The SERCOS vendor
organizations announced the development of an
energy conservation profile for SERCOS III
real-time motion/position control
applications--such as in packaging.

Seven "Must Have" ERP Features for
Food Processors
See
the seven must-have features a food or beverage
processor needs in ERP software. A comprehensive
solution provides one-up/one-back traceability,
document management, recipe management and more.

Visit
PLEX Systems for ERP solutions on the
Web.
(Advertisement)

Industry-sponsored
white papers
Three white papers
from Plex Systems cover ERP musts for
processors, traceability and quality
control:
"Seven Must Have ERP Features for
Food Manufacturers"
"From Farm to Fork: The
Need for Traceability in the Food
Chain"
"Cuisine Solutions"

Food safety demands integrated supply chain
data collection
The Produce
Safety Project examines steps taken by European
countries to reform data collection and analysis
systems and develop cross-agency strategies for
analyzing the data.

FDA takes steps to increase food safety
during transport
FDA is
asking commercial food transporters to follow
new guidance the agency is issuing to reduce the
chances of physical, chemical, biological and
other risks during
transportation

Food Engineering

600 Willowbrook Lane, Suite
610

West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382,

U.S.A

This e-mail
was sent to you on behalf of Food Engineering.

For more industry
tips, news, and resources, please visit http://click.bnpmedia-email.com/?ju=fe2b16777766077e7d1372&ls=fdeb107274630d78731d7777&m=ff071674776404&l=fec112747c6d057c&s=fe291c7876640d79741475&jb=ffcf14&t=.

Please visit this
page if you're interested in viewing other publications BNP Media
offers.

Send
Food Engineering eNewsletter to a Colleague
Subscribe
to Food Engineering magazine
Update
your profile/e-mail address
One-Click
Unsubscribe

View
our Privacy Policy