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TECH FLASH

McDonald’s Japan records 7.5 billion yen loss after food scandal

The company reports an approximately $65.8 million loss for the period from January through September

Jeremy Gerrard

November 11, 2014

McDonald’s Japan says it has halted all imports of chicken products from China since July when the scandal broke.

Okra may increase shelf life of ice cream

Jeremy Gerrard

August 25, 2014

As a regional food favorite of the Southern US, okra is often found fried or mixed in with soups and stews.

TECH FLASH

The ABCs of GFSI

With FSMA heading towards finalization, GFSI accreditation goes a long way in securing a successful FSMA audit and getting a leg up on competitors

Wayne Labs

June 25, 2014

With GFSI certification, processors win in two ways: food safety and quality management.

Cover Story

Global Manufacturing Management: Extending your worldwide reach

If you’re thinking about setting up a plant in a foreign country, take it a step at a time and look for a partner that shares your goals.

Wayne Labs

February 7, 2014

Whether you’re a small, medium or large food and beverage manufacturer, taking the plunge and opening a new plant in a foreign country is a huge decision, often fraught with risks you may have never envisioned. But there are alternatives, and finding the one that makes sense for your operation can help propel your products into the global marketplace.

Manufacturing Intelligence

Manufacturing Intelligence: Using the right tools to make the right decisions

You may have an ERP system and industrial controls in place, but are you getting the key performance indicators needed to stay ahead of the competition?

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software is a crucial tool.

Field Reports

Brewery’s pump doesn't need valves

Combined with a flow meter, the positive-displacement pump accurately meters yeast flow.

Wayne Labs

October 11, 2013

It can reverse directions as well, making the CIP/SIP process a piece of cake.

Safe Quality Food training course and exam now available in Spanish

SQF's program ensures stakeholders have demonstrated knowledge of the SQF Code, Edition 7.

Shane O'Halloran

July 9, 2013

SQF's program ensures stakeholders have demonstrated knowledge of the SQF Code, Edition 7.

Food Safety

Inline monitoring aids in food safety and quality

What you don’t measure could kill your brand.

Wayne Labs

May 13, 2013

While it may be said that food safety and food quality are not necessarily interrelated, get lax about either, and you probably won’t have a brand for long.

Tech Update: X-ray & Optical Inspection

New types of foreign material and product flaws detected

X-ray, camera and laser sorting technologies are coming of age in new configurations and applications that improve productivity and reduce false rejects while detecting harder-to-find flaws.

Mikell Knights

May 13, 2013

A new range of contaminants, product defects and packaging imperfections are being spotted by the latest styles of multi-beam X-ray systems and optical inspection technologies.

Plant Sanitation

Top five ways to get your plant sanitation FSMA-ready

Although the final FSMA preventive controls and cGMP provisions may be more than a year away, now is the time to develop and apply requisite science-based food safety plans.

Julie Larson Bricher

April 9, 2013

On January 4, 2013, two years after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, FDA issued its proposed Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) regulations.