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Volume 8 • Number 23 • December 13,
2012

PROCESSING

PACKAGING

SUSTAINABILITY

INNOVATION

FOOD
MASTER

Manufacturing
News

CDC:
Tyson Foods chlorine gas incident due to employee
language barrier
Spanish-language
employee couldn't read warnings on chemical barrels.
Tyson disputes the findings, saying the employee was
misidentified.

Dutch
firm pushes for global harmonization on allergy
labeling
Food
research facility wants consensus among key stakeholders
on allergen thresholds and labeling
standards.

FSIS
says poultry producers must reassess their HAACP plans
within 90 days
The move
comes in response to Salmonella outbreaks associated
with the products. FSIS will also expand its Salmonella
Verification Sampling
Program.

Food Engineering Exclusives

Fabulous
Food Plant: Cultures Converge at Commonwealth
Dairy
A partnership between US
entrepreneurs and German investors is helping retailers
meet demand for Greek yogurt.

Food
Safety: Color contributes to safe, efficient food
production
Color coding of maintenance
and sanitation equipment is becoming a certification
requirement.

This
mug's for Mao
A new report outlines the
similarities and contrasts of China's emerging beer
market and its American counterpart.

Manufacturing
News: Does manufacturing still
matter?
Craig Giffi, Deloitte
vice-chairman, says the answer is
yes.

People,
Plants and Industry
News

Packaging Dynamics
Corporation, a flexible packaging and specialty
paper company, has acquired Groupe De Luxe, a
flexible packaging manufacturer for markets including
bakery, dairy and confectionery.

Mold-Rite
Plastics, a manufacturer of rigid plastic
packaging products, has acquired Weatherchem
Corporation, a maker of plastic dispensing
closures. The announcement comes weeks after Mold-Rite
acquired Stull
Technologies , a manufacturer of dispensing
closures, caps, lids and packaging components. Both
moves are designed to broaden Mold-Rite's product line,
geographic reach and manufacturing capabilities.

Pregis Corp.
announced the promotion of Robert Sepanik to
national product manager. He will be responsible for
creating growth opportunities for the company's entire
range of sheet foam and bubble cushioning solutions.

More
People, Plant and Industry News

Purdue
economist: US unlikely to
dominate future corn
exports
US corn is king, but that may
change according to a Purdue agricultural economist.
Other nations are producing their own or buying from
other countries. Ethanol, drought and a comparative lack
of new acreage are contributing to the
trend.

Report:
Mandatory country-of-origin labeling
has not
increased demand for US meat
A new study
from the Kansas State Department of Agricultural
Economics found that 2009 regulations have not
significantly impacted demand, though producers' costs
are
up.

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