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People & Industry News

People and Industry News: May 2020

May 4, 2020

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

Regulatory Watch

Proposed rule to increase onion assessment rate

Sharon Spielman

May 4, 2020

The USDA has issued a proposed rule which would increase the assessment rate from $0.10 per 50-pound bag or equivalent of Walla Walla sweet onions handled to $0.15 per 50-pound bag or equivalent of Walla Walla sweet onions handled for the 2020 and subsequent fiscal periods.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: May 2020

May 4, 2020

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

Packaging

Sun-Maid targets millennials with package refresh

Rose Shilling

May 1, 2020

Sun-Maid modernized its logo and packaging graphics for raisins and other fruit snacks to appeal to millennials and highlight key clean label benefits.

Food Safety

Recalled Benefiber may have plastic from cap in the fiber powder

Bottles in 5 recalled lots sent to retailers across U.S.

Rose Shilling

April 29, 2020

GSK Consumer Healthcare recalled five lots of Benefiber supplements that may have green plastic pieces or shavings from the caps in the fiber powder.

COVID-19

Essential tips to communicating during COVID-19

Lisa Cruz

April 22, 2020

Few industries have been as impacted by COVID-19 as manufacturing, especially those in food and beverage.

During a crisis, we often hear from leaders who feel like they’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of putting out fires all day and never getting ahead of the game, much less operating strategically. When you’re operating in this mindset, chances are your communication efforts are suffering.

Food Safety

Ocean Spray recalls canned cranberry drinks over sulfite concern

Contract manufacturer added the ingredient to a single lot in error

Rose Shilling

April 22, 2020

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. recalled one lot of canned cranberry juice drinks that may contain sulfites, a preservative that can give some people an allergy-like reaction.

Food Safety

Homestead Creamery recalls unsalted butter for possible listeria

Production of product suspended during investigation

Rose Shilling

April 20, 2020

Homestead Creamery Inc. recalled ½-pound unsalted butter that might be contaminated with listeria.

Packaging

Under-tongue CBD pearls have hygienic dispenser

Rose Shilling

April 17, 2020

New hemp extract edibles—little beads that you dissolve under your tongue—come in a sleek dispenser with tiny dosing cap on top so people can avoid touching the product.

Food Safety

Milk allergen alert: Chicken coating recalled

Customer complaint alerted maker to the problem

Rose Shilling

April 16, 2020

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. recalled Essential Everyday Coat & Bake Original Chicken coating because the product might contain milk that isn’t noted on labels.