Some years ago, the television show “Mythbusters” tested the “5-Second Rule”—a belief that food dropped on the floor can be safely picked up and eaten as long as it happens within five seconds. The team tested samples of wet pastrami and dry crackers by placing them on bacteria-infested floor tiles for two and six seconds, then did cultures to see how much bacteria formed compared to a control.
The new 123,000-square-foot facility will increase production by more than times to help meet growing customer demand while reducing its carbon footprint at the same time.
The facility located in Graveson, France, will include avocado storage, ripening rooms and packing capability to support Westfalia’s pan-European operations.
Located within close proximity to Chicago and Milwaukee International Airports, the hub is equipped with enhanced capabilities to support the U.S. hygienic and food processing market.
Darigold Inc. broke ground in Pasco, Washington with its new dairy production facility. The company is striving for international market access with its innovative technologies and conservation strategies that reportedly could mitigate more than 300,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Tyson Foods is building a $355 million bacon plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, primarily for the production of Wright Brand and Jimmy Dean retail and foodservice products. The 400,000-square-foot facility is expected to create 450 jobs with production beginning in late 2023.
Bio-Fence’s polymer added to topcoat binds disinfectant to surface; pilot results increase in sanitization efficiency, elimination of pathogenic bacteria
October 27, 2021
An 11-week proof of concept (POC) saw Bio-Fence antimicrobial coatings applied to the floor and lower part of walls of a hot dog peeling room in a major sausage manufacturing facility in Israel.