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Volume 7,
Number 8   April 28,
2011

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Corn
for ethanol increases food
prices
Three years ago, 30-35
percent of the corn crop was diverted to ethanol
production when food and ingredient prices were
already headed upward. Now, the government
wants to divert 40 percent of the
crop.

Packaging: Convenience
or green?
While the packaging
industry has set no industry standards for what
constitutes "green," many processors are finding
that convenience is just as important to
consumers as environmentally friendly
containers.

Danger:
Potential of tipping pallets
Used
or uncertified pallet racks can become a safety,
operational or liability danger if warehouse
owners and managers aren't careful with
height-to-depth
ratios.

Automated,
frozen cheesecake packaging line is fast, but
gentle
This cheesecake-only
manufacturer needed to step up production while
maintaining the quality of a delicate product.
Well-thought-out, purpose-built conveying
systems solved the problem.

National
robotics design competition challenges young
students
Every year, high school
students have a chance to participate in a robot
design competition. Students collaborate as
teams and work the project as though it were a
real industrial application.

sercos
international to intensify cooperation with
ODVA
sercos international
announced plans to continue and intensify its
cooperation with the Open DeviceNet Vendors
Association. A key focus is extending the reach
of the machine safety
protocols.

Processor
combines food safety, environmental
innovation
Mastronardi Produce
won the 2011 Food Quality Award at this year's
Food Safety Summit. The processor was one of the
first to institute a traceability program in
2002 and was recognized nationally on
CNN.

Handwashing/bootwashing
systems help processors with
SQF
As food processors look toward
Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification, all the
HACCP plans in the world won't help if the
manufacturer hasn't implemented a verifiable
employee hand-washing
program.

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