Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

FDA extends some FSMA compliance dates, clarifies rules

First major compliance dates still slated for next month for large companies.

August 25, 2016

While the major provisions of the FSMA rules are being implemented as planned, the FDA has issued a final rule that extends and clarifies the compliance dates for certain provisions in four of the seven foundational rules.

Food Safety

Microbiological testing: Verify your inputs as you verify your outputs

Sure, you trust your suppliers. But there’s nothing like some checks before you commit your product to someone else’s raw ingredients.

Wayne Labs

August 22, 2016

While Paul Simon used “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor,” to refer to apartment house rules of courtesy, you might find a parallel to this separate-but-connected concept in the food supply chain.

Hostess enters frozen aisle with launch of fried Twinkies

Jeremy Gerrard

August 17, 2016

You no longer have to wait until the state fair rolls into town to grab one of America’s favorite fabled indulgences: the deep fried Twinkie

Schwan asks chefs to collaborate on new snack ideas

The Chef Collective is part of Schwan’s effort to develop new snacking concepts and clean label offerings, as well as change misperceptions about frozen foods.

Debra Schug

August 16, 2016

The company invited eight chefs from across the country, including Food Network personality Jet Tila and past Top Chef contestant Stephanie Cmar, to collaborate and ideate new snacking concepts.

Foodborne Illness

IBM STUDY: Grocery scanner data can speed foodborne illness outbreak investigations

Study shows that Big Data and analytics can help identify potential sources of contamination.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

IBM Research – Almaden has found that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations.

FSMA

Nestlé expands QAC in Dublin, OH in anticipation of FSMA

Expansion makes it Nestlé’s largest testing facility.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

The center is now the largest and most sophisticated testing facility in the Nestlé network and possibly the world.

KIND to publish added sugar content on all its brands

Move comes two years before FDA deadline.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

KIND Healthy Snacks now publishing added sugar contents on its products.

Tech Update: Lubricants

Food-grade lubricants: When simple is smart

The argument for using nothing but food-grade lubricants is stronger than ever before.

Jaan Koel

August 12, 2016

Lubricants are the lifeblood of many types of equipment, but they probably don’t get the respect they deserve.

Food Waste

Second SAVE FOOD Meeting slated for Madrid in Sept.

Event slated to highlights food waste issues

August 5, 2016

The event will be dedicated to the issues of food waste and loss in relation to the various stages of the food value-added chain.

Employee Engagement

Finding operational success via employee engagement

Employee satisfaction is paramount to maintaining a committed workforce, but an engaged employee—one who is enthusiastic about his or her work and furthers the company’s interests—is key to unlocking excellence.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 4, 2016

For the food and beverage industry, attracting a skilled workforce has never been as important as now. It’s also never been as expensive.