With the final rules yet to come, food and beverage processors are gearing up for the expected requirements while implementing the systems they hope will make them compliant.
Barber Foods is a privately owned manufacturer of poultry-related products for the retail, grocery chain, club store, and food service market in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Fish and seafood packaged in retort pouches have been on the market for some time. But until Pyramid Flexible Packaging and Presto Products recently devised a new reclosable retort pouch, none of these pouches were resealable.
I am sure most of you reacted with horror as you learned about the animal abuse reports last month at Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant. I certainly did.