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USDA finalizes rule to ensure tracking of ground meat sources

Jeremy Gerrard

December 14, 2015

All manufacturers of raw ground beef products must now keep adequate records of the source material.

State of Food Manufacturing

The State of Food Manufacturing: It's all about throughput

Concerns rise due to the need to increase throughput as consumers clamor for more and more innovative food selections in a biosphere being pushed to its limits.

Wayne Labs

August 6, 2015

What issue about your current plant/facility keeps you up the most at night?

Case history: Science-based ozone system improves seafood processorâs peace of mind

Obama administration launches fish tracking system to counter fishing crimes

Jeremy Gerrard

March 16, 2015

The Obama Administration announced a plan of action to end illegal fishing and fraud by launching a fish tracking program that would make more information—like point of origin and means of production—available to consumers.

TECH FLASH

Terminals eliminate need for PCs

With so much equipment to clean, maintain and repair, Superior Farms eliminated all PCs from its processing facilities.

February 10, 2015

IP69K-protected IND780-controlled scales communicate with the company’s ERP system without using a PC.

Technology Sourcebook

Printing system

January 15, 2015

The Nutec BlackBox printing system is available as a printer that can be configured with up to 12 print heads; a printer and vision inspection system equipped with a smart sensor or smart camera; a printer, vision inspection and line control system; or a printer, vision inspection, line control and track and trace system.

Technology Sourcebook

Inventory management system

December 3, 2014

Designed for food, meat and poultry processors, the Dynamic Systems SIMBA inventory management system provides the ability to label and track products; the content of product labels can be changed on the computer or touchscreen, capturing product weight information and printing a label with a barcode identifier for that case or carton.

Technology Sourcebook

Coding/verification unit

October 7, 2014

The MG America ACE-BT300 coding and verification unit for bottle serialization provides track and trace capabilities as granular as unit level.

Engineering R&D

The fantastic voyage of a temperature probe

Best way to measure the internal process temperature of a cooking stage: Send an RFID probe through the process piping!

Wayne Labs

September 4, 2014

Measuring the internal temperature or the doneness of any product as it travels through a continuous cooking system is not an easy task.

TECH FLASH

ARC: WMS market driven by omni-channel requirements

The ARC Advisory Group says the global market for warehouse management systems (WMSs) is driven by macroeconomic growth, demand for add-on modules and the omni-channel retail paradigm shift

Jeremy Gerrard

July 29, 2014

In Europe, ARC says warehouse management systems suppliers are optimistic about growth prospects

Taco Bell finds horse meat, new equine DNA test announced

FSIS proposes ground meat tracking rule to enhance consumer protection

Jeremy Gerrard

July 17, 2014

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed a rule this week requiring all official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef for sale to maintain records tracing the source of meats used.

Coalition Unites Europe’s Food Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment Sector

Clean Label Packaging Expands to Include Sustainability Considerations

How Sensing Technologies Can Help Avoid Food and Water Waste

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