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Volume 8 • Number 14 • July 31,
2012

PROCESSING

PACKAGING

SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION

FOOD
MASTER

Manufacturing
News

FSMA
and its impact on the packaging
line
Think FSMA only relates to the
process? Think again. The FDA will peruse your packaging
lines with the same scrutiny, according to PMMI's Tom
Egan.

Finding
and retaining the right employees (Part
2)
What's wrong with education?
Continuing the series on Developing & Engaging
the Manufacturing Workforce, part two of
the installment looks at education.

Food
waste not only a problem in the US
A
recent study from a European think tank says food waste
in Europe averages to 180 kg (397 lbs.) per person every
year. The study offers some recommendations.

Automation
News

Making
the consumer part of the supply
chain
Consumers with smartphones have
access to nutritional data, coupons and, soon, the same
supply chain information available to stores and
distributors.

Rockwell
Automation Fair visits Philly
With
Center City hotels, Chinatown, shopping and easy
transportation, what's not to like about this venue? The
conference is at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center.

ISA
announces operational excellence tracks at its annual
conference
Each track--controls, asset
performance, human performance and environmental
performance--demonstrates the effective application of
industrial automation.

Food Safety
News

Animal
cloning OK in Europe; GM animals under public
comment
The European Food Safety Agency
doesn't have a food safety issue with cloned animals,
but is seeking public comment on genetically-modified
animals.

Publicly
available food pathogen genome database in the
works
A consortium of public, private
and educational institutions is collaborating to
create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen
genomes.

Source
of E. coli O145 infection still a
mystery
Reported earlier in Tech Flash,
this June outbreak has run its course, and it seems
unlikely that a source will ever be found; hence no
recalls.

Industry
News

Ground
beef recall hits Wyalusing, PA
plant
This plant recalled 29,339 lbs. of
ground beef, but also had recalls in 2010 and 2007. The
2007 recall totaled 1 million pounds of meat.

Biomass
energy to power rice-husking
equipment
It will also feed Cambodia's
local power grid.

Trade
secrets on display
Anuga Food Tec had
its brilliant moments despite the recession.

A
season of change in food and beverage
manufacturing
Obtaining replacement
parts via the Internet is becoming common while keeping
employees is a big challenge.

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Shows • Conferences • Whitepapers

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