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Food Safety

How to handle notifying the public about recalls

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with the public during recalls and outbreaks
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
August 20, 2018
During the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak, the CDC web-site page for E. Coli got 2 million page views. The month before that, it had gotten just 125,000.
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Carletta Ooton
Food Safety

How Amazon handles food safety, recalls

Amazon VP Careltt Ooton explains how the company uses Natural Language Processing to scan customer feedback and constantly monitor for food safety issues
Crystal-Lindell
Crystal Lindell
August 17, 2018
Amazon aggregates more than 16 million pieces of customer feedback per week, in more than 40 languages.
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Advanta
Packaging

Making a case for aluminum trays in ready meal manufacturing

Some aluminum trays are microwavable and easy to clean to meet recycling requirements
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 6, 2018

When you buy an RTE meal today, most often it’s not in an aluminum tray. If you’re conscientious about recycling, you probably think, "here’s another unrecyclable piece of plastic"— because once you heat it in the microwave, you can’t clean the tray well enough to recycle it. What’s the solution? Well, there’s the old standby—aluminum.


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Sensing technology

Wireless sensors help prevent critical line stoppages

Wireless sensors mount on a motor and send data to the cloud or plant network for analytics
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
August 3, 2018

It is estimated that electric motors account for 45 per cent of global electricity demand. That’s not surprising when you consider that they’re used to drive everything from pumps and fans to compressors in industries as varied as industrial, commercial, agricultural and transport.


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Automation Series

How to get the most out of sensors

Processors can get more out of sensing technology than ever, but only if they do their due diligence.
Casey Laughman
Casey Laughman
August 1, 2018
Sensors can help ensure that automated processes are working correctly, provide feedback on production and improve quality control efforts. But food processors have to be sure that they understand what they need to do to get the most out of their sensing technology.
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