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Volume 7,
Number 20   October 27,
2011

Cantaloupe
contamination attributed to packing
facility
After FDA analysis of
unharvested cantaloupes and environmental
testing of the fields and the packing house, it
was determined that Jensen Farms packing
facility was the primary contamination
source.

Green
sustainability technology at PROCESS EXPO
2011
A seminar on "Green
Sustainable Technology" at PROCESS EXPO 2011
will review green sustainable technology over
the past ten years and forcast what might occur
in the next decade.

Trade
agreements expand US
surplus
President Obama signed
into law trade agreements with Columbia, Panama
and South Korea. The Grocery Manufacturers
Association says this bill will
increase US food and CPG exports.

Chocolate
dress makes its debut
If you
thought chocolate was only to eat, think again.
European singer, Juliette Katz, modeled a dress
made of chocolate at the recent fashion show for
the 17th Salon du Chocolat, sponsored by Chantal
Thomass.

Grocery wholesaler
found rugged computer easy to
use
After searching for a
handheld computer that could withstand abuse and
was easy for customers to use, Krasdale Foods
found an ergonomic device capable
of placing orders and scanning
inventory.

Pork
pie producer picks toughened
thermometer
Switching out old
thermometers with a new welded-seam, temperature
probe-based system allowed Pork Farms
to obtain accurate measurements without
worrying about breakage.

Cooling
tower enjoys second life at Hawaiian rum
processor
Buying
a second-hand plastic cooling tower for its
distillery might have seemed a dubious idea, but
the price was right. When a replacement fan was
needed a couple years later, the supplier
shipped it right
away.

Reusable
shopping bags: proceed with
caution
A recent study from the
International Association for Food Protection
found that only three percent of shoppers who
use reusable shopping bags actually wash them,
inviting contamination and sickness.

FDA
should assure consumers BPA is not used in baby
bottles
The American Chemistry
Council asked the FDA to revise certain
regulations on BPA to clarify for consumers that
BPA is no longer used to manufacture baby
bottles and sippy cups.

Practical
test for E. coli serogroups
A
trio of real-time PCR (polymerase chain
reaction) assays allow food processors,
reference labs and government labs to test for
the top non-O157 STEC serogroups: O26, O45,
O103, O111, O121 and O145.

FDA
establishes foodborne illness outbreak response
network
The CORE Network
consists of a team of epidemiologists,
veterinarians, microbiologists, environmental
health specialists, emergency coordinators and
risk communications
specialists.

Food
Engineering White Papers

"Preventing Contamination - A
guide to material selection for food and
beverage equipment," Bimba.

"Food for Thought: Automated
Material Handling Technology for the Food
Industry,"
Retrotech.

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