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Plant Openings

Plant Openings: May 2019

May 20, 2019

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Manufacturing News

Cell-cultured meat concerns

Wayne Labs

May 17, 2019

USDA and FDA held a joint public meeting on the use of cell culture technology and discussed the technology, its theory, application and issues.

Food Safety

FDA: Salmonella illnesses in 3 states linked to imported tahini

Importer recalled the sesame seed condiment

Rose Shilling

May 16, 2019

An outbreak of salmonella illnesses in three states is linked to tahini imported from Palestine, health officials say.

Yogurt company celebrates a century, collaborates with industry

Danone driving sustainable growth

Yogurt company committed to transparency, trust

Sharon Spielman

May 14, 2019

Danone has opened its collection of 1,800 strains for research purposes, including access to its current collection of 193 lactic and bifidobacteria ferment strains deposited at the National Collection of Cultures of Microorganisms.

Field Reports

Sweetener manufacturer solves recurring pump repair problem

Seal face technology addresses the most difficult sealing problems in unique pump applications

Sam Ajram

May 9, 2019

A manufacturer and blending facility of liquid and dry sweetener products, located in upstate New York, was faced with mounting costs and downtime, linked to pump failures in its liquefier unit. The facility’s technicians narrowed the problem to its batch-run sucrose blending circulation pump, critical to liquefying white and brown sugar, organic and kosher products, fructose, maltitol, corn syrup and invert syrups.

Food Safety

Allergic reaction leads to recall of Gia Russa bread crumbs for tree nuts

FDA says testing determined that an ingredient likely was the source

Rose Shilling

May 7, 2019

An allergic reaction to Gia Russa whole grain bread crumbs prompted a recall when testing confirmed the product contained walnuts and pecans that weren’t noted on labels, the FDA announced.

Food Safety

Conagra Brands recalls frozen chicken pad thai and fried rice for undeclared milk

Problem discovered during a routine label check

Rose Shilling

May 6, 2019

Conagra Brands recalled about 2 million pounds of P.F. Chang’s frozen meals that failed to note milk in the ingredients, a problem the company discovered during a routine label verification, the USDA announced.

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: April 2019

April 19, 2019

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Food Packaging

New single-serve tuna package has built-in fork

Rose Shilling

April 19, 2019

Chicken of the Sea's new flavored tuna comes in a single-serve, recyclable plastic cup with a foldable fork tucked under an outer lid.

Regulatory Watch

Frozen mangos covered commodity per AMS rule

Sharon Spielman

April 19, 2019

A new final rule amends the AMS regulations regarding a fresh mango national research and promotion program to include frozen mangos as a covered commodity under the Mango Promotion, Research and Information Order.

Join Lynn Dornblaser, Client Advisor at Mintel, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, as they break down the 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies and discuss the factors affecting this year’s rankings.

Explore food safety strategies that strengthen sanitation, risk management, operational efficiency, and compliance across foodservice and facility environments.