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Engineering R&D

A grain of sand, a whole lot of track and trace

June 4, 2014

Microscopic tags made of silicon dioxide (silica) can be mixed with many foods and liquids not only to trace the origin of contaminated meat, but also track and find potential fraudsters.

Technology Sourcebook

Coding/verification unit

April 7, 2014

An integrated system for carton serialization, the MG America ACE-CT400 coding and verification unit handles cartons ranging in size from 20 x 20 x 80mm to 120 x 80 x200mm at a maximum speed of 400/min.

Taco Bell finds horse meat, new equine DNA test announced

Recalled beef distributed to Idaho schools

The product was delivered to 86 schools, but no problems have been reported.

Shane O'Halloran

September 10, 2013

The product was recalled because it contained small pieces of plastic.

Frozen berry-linked Hepatitis A outbreak spreads

Hepatatis linked to the product has now been identified in 87 people in eight states.

Shane O'Halloran

June 12, 2013

Hepatatis linked to the product has now been identified in 87 people in eight states.

GS1 US introduces seafood, dairy, deli and bakery traceability readiness program

GS1 US introduces new traceability readiness programs

Two programs cover seafood and dairy, deli and bakery.

May 22, 2013

Two programs cover seafood and dairy, deli and bakery.

Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat

Traceability concerns caused the recall.

April 10, 2013

Traceability concerns caused the recall.

IFT report may aid in resolving foodborne illness outbreaks

April 9, 2013

A report to the Food and Drug Administration may help regulators resolve foodborne illness outbreaks earlier and enable the food industry to respond to them more quickly.

TECH FLASH

Increasing complexity of the food chain demands improved management of supplier track and trace data

Tom Egan of PMMI discusses supplier track and trace with Food Engineering.

Shane O'Halloran

March 26, 2013

Is your track and trace operation suited to today’s supply web?

Irish report says one company knew about horse meat contamination last year

QK Meats' first positive test for horse meat came in June, 2012.

Shane O'Halloran

March 15, 2013

QK Meats' first positive test for horse meat came in June, 2012.

Bumble Bee expands recall over faulty seal

Loose seals could cause product contamination.

Shane O'Halloran

March 8, 2013

Loose seals could cause product contamination.

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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