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Volume 7,
Number 4   February 24,
2011

FSMA
could spur food industry to greater
achievement
The Food Safety
Modernization Act might be the impetus that
spurs the food and beverage industry to
greater achievement, increasing its
below-average key performance indicators.

Innovation
means bigger return on
sales
Several manufacturers
think the best way to compete is by cutting
prices on products. Those in the know find
that innovation in the process and in new
products is the way to dominate the
market.

Is
front-of-packaging
adequate?
While the food
industry has already made efforts to design and
use front-side nutrition labels on packages,
some Congressional members think it would have
been better to wait for an FDA final
decree.

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Atuomation
Federation, IMS extend competency
model
The purpose of extending
the Automation Competency Model is to ensure
consistent course content in college-level
automation courses and assure that automation
engineers have the same skills worldwide.

Sanitary
drum unloading systems safely cut production
time
Manual methods of drum
unloading can be tedious, time-consuming,
capable of spreading bacteria and be downright
dangerous to employees. Automation
protects workers and cuts production
time.

Field
instrument update extends device
"smarts"
The Fieldbus Foundation
has introduced new enhancements to the
Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL),
which will expand the versatility and
capabilities of field devices.

Technology
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From the Rest
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deposit fillings for stuffed sandwiches,
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FDA
budget request impacts
FSMA
The Food Safety
Modernization Act, assuming the FDA gets the
appropriations it wants, will not be implemented
overnight. Questions about training, Codex
standards and others issues are up in the
air.

Antibiotics
lose potency as bugs develop increased
resistance
Foodborne illnesses
such as Salmonella and E. coli have been tracked
in detail, but instances where people have not
responded to antibiotic treatment for these
bacteria have not been well documented.

Industry
associations endorse dietary
guidelines
Grocery Manufacturers
Association members are a step ahead of the
curve and have introduced more than 20,000
products with fewer calories and reduced fat,
sugar and
salt.

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Food & Beverage Processors,
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