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Volume 7,
Number 2   January 31,
2011

Upturn
expected to slow, but continue in
2011
Despite an anticipated
slowdown in the rate of economic recovery,
leading indicators are still positive, and the
economic upturn is expected to continue this
year.

Food
labeling in the US: Misleading or just
confusing
The Government
Accounting Office (GAO) says consumers have been
confused about what foods are really healthy
based on their labeling. GAO also says FDA must
take action.

Organic
market holds steady, consumers change
retailers
For the third straight
year, about 38-39 percent of consumers buy
organic products. However, consumers would
rather buy their organic foods at conventional
outlets.

Bottling
company sees two percent efficiency gain in five
months
Coca-Cola Bottling
Company Consolidated is the second-largest
Coca-Cola bottler in the US, and with
ever-increasing variety of beverages it must
bottle, it needed an improvement in efficiency.

Plan
metal detection and conveying systems
carefully
While it's easy to
intall a brand new line with integrated
conveyors and metal detection systems,
integrating a metal detector into an existing
conveyor system may not be a piece of
cake.

Food Safety and Supply Chain
Traceability: Provide Your Insights

Delivering fresh and safe food to consumers
is a top goal for nearly every food and beverage
manufacturer. The focus of the upcoming Food
Safety and Supply Chain Traceability study is to
understand how Best-in-Class companies use a
specific combination of underlying business
processes and enabling technologies to achieve
enterprise-wide product and process
traceability. We request you to participate in a
brief survey about your traceability initiative.
Each respondent who answers the survey will
receive a complimentary full copy ($399 value)
of the report containing this study's results.
We thank you for your support to our
research.
Take
the 15 minutes survey
today!

Food
safety bill about food defense as
well
If you think the Food
Safety Modernization Act is just about
protecting against foodborne illnesses, think
again! Aimed at potential terrorism, the
law will make new demands on
processors.

Cut
the salt even more
The American
Heart Assocation has lowered the maximum
salt intake that healthy individuals should
maintain. Now 1,500 mg of salt per day isn't
just for people with heart
disease.

ATTENTION: Food & Beverage
Processors, A&E/Construction
Companies: Participate
in FE's 2011 Plant Construction
Survey!

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