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Volume 7,
Number 13   July 14,
2011

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Food
Safety Modernization Act put into first
gear
The FDA issued an
anti-smuggling strategy to identify smuggled
foods coming into the US and a draft guidance
clarifying agency expectations on new dietary
ingredients.

Pilot
trucking program cuts Mexican tariffs by 50
percent
In 2010, the US failed
to comply with the trucking provisions of NAFTA,
causing a hike on US dairy exports. A new
agreement will initially reduce tariffs by 50
percent, and more in the future.

Canada
expands organic market from US to
Europe
After a successful
agreement with the USDA to recognize each
other's organic standards and laws, Canada has
worked out a similar agreement with the EU,
allowing a flow of organic exports.

Developing
markets push Tang to $1 billion
status
Tang, once marketed as
the beverage for astronauts, is finding
popularity outside the US in developing markets,
pushing it into a
$1 billion product for
Kraft Foods.

Food
safety, economy dictate consumer food
choices
Consumer confidence in
food safety is the highest it's been in seven
years, according to a study from the Food
Marketing Institute (FMI). That's good news for
American
processors.

9th
Annual Replacement Parts Survey

Food Engineering readers provide
insight into how their companies are
recalibrating inventory needs to meet production
demands.

The
QA and engineering partnership

Collegial relationships between engineering
and quality professionals in planning and
operating food plants are becoming a condition
of doing business.

Robots
speed delivery of fresh baked goods

Night time is the right time for automated
DC technology.

OEE
keeps coffee process perking

Italian processor uses measurement and
analysis to fine-tune production
performance.

An
update on rapid detection methods for common
foodborne bacteria
Exclusive
FE interview looks at new assay
technologies to shorten time to results for
pathogen tests, allowing food earlier entrance
into the supply
chain.

Sara Lee Corp. named
Maria Henry chief financial
officer of Sara Lee's North American operations.

Deacom, Inc. promoted
Amanda Mackedanz to vice
president of sales.

SPX Corporation's Flow
Technology segment was awarded a
contract to custom design, build and install a
new powder processing line for Arla
Foods Ingredients of Denmark.

Plug Power Inc. is supplying
Kroger's food distribution
center in Compton, CA with 161 fuel cells for an
assortment of trucks.

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