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Regulatory Watch

FDA seeks treatments for pre-harvest agriculture water

Companies can follow the agency’s testing protocol to find out if products inactivate pathogens

August 12, 2020

The FDA has announced a new protocol for the development and registration of antimicrobial treatments for pre-harvest agricultural water, developed through a collaboration with the EPA.

Green Plant Design

Diageo aims to go carbon-free with new whiskey distillery

Gray is partnering with the spirits industry giant on the project using electrified boilers

Rose Shilling

June 29, 2020

Diageo will try to make its new Bulleit whiskey distillery in Kentucky carbon neutral, electrifying the boilers with renewable power as a step toward the company’s climate change goals.

Sustainability

Reduce, reuse, recycle can help processors meet water usage goals

Sharon Spielman

November 18, 2019

Although potable fresh water may seem like an endless resource, it is becoming scarcer as the population continues to grow and as the climate continues to change.

Water

Q&A: How to avoid common water filtration mistakes in beverage bottling

Water filtration systems can be overlooked in busy facilities, which could mean deteriorating beverage quality

Wayne Labs

July 24, 2019

For any beverage producer, water quality is a critical ingredient of the finished product. No one wants a product that’s off color, has a strange taste or contains sediment. Without crystal-clear water, a processor wouldn’t have a viable product.

Sustainability

Hydroponic produce offers sustainable solution

Green Life Farms announces 100,000-sq.-ft. hydroponic greenhouse Florida

Wayne Labs

November 30, 2018

Green Life Farms has announced a partnership with Hydronov to design and build a sustainable hydroponic greenhouse in Boynton Beach, Fla.

Sustainability

Bush Brothers wins Design-Build Institute of America National Merit Award

Company’s rural Tennessee process water reclamation facility handles 2.1 million gallons per day

Wayne Labs

November 19, 2018

Bush Brothers and Company’s new $55 million Process Water Reclamation Facility (PWRF) has won a Design-Build Institute of America National Merit Award.

New Plant Products

Clayton STEAM MASTER steam boiler

October 10, 2018

Available with full Ethernet communication capabilities, such as monitoring and operating the boiler via a mobile phone, the Clayton STEAM MASTER steam boiler comes in 40-, 30- and 15-hp sizes.

Sustainability

Major water savings has California grape packaging supplier ahead of sustainability goals

Company reduced water usage by 40 percent and increased profits in eight weeks

Wayne Labs

June 25, 2018

Styrotek, a manufacturer of expanded polystyrene foam packaging for grapes, recently undertook a major water efficiency program. In eight weeks, the company reduced its water usage from 20 million gallons per year to 12 million.

Field Reports

U.S. Water helps feed mill solve alkalinity problem

Feed mill turns to U.S. Water to help address high levels of alkalinity

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

U.S. Water’s EnergyOUT system offers processors an energy efficient, sustainable system to treat water feeds for issues such as alkalinity.

Green Series

Water conservation can be a hard sell for processors

Conserving and reusing water offer processors an opportunity to meet sustainability goals and save money.

Casey Laughman

November 22, 2017

While water conservation may not be as flashy as saving energy, it's an important component of not only sustainability efforts, but of protecting the bottom line.