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Closeted for years in boxes and kegs, the beverage bag is emerging in all its glory, thanks to a collaboration between US and Israeli packaging firms.

Probiotics and other healthy-living products flirt with the line between food and pharmaceuticals, and food companies are taking steps to make sure both the containers they come in and the products themselves have positive outcomes.

Irradiation of raw beef never gained traction in the early 21st Century, but electron beam is staging a comeback in package sterilization.

Little did I know six months ago, when I planned the editorial content for the March 2009 issue of Food Engineering, that our industry would be mired in one of its most far-reaching food safety recalls.

Aggressive cleaning programs and advanced technologies are improving food plant hygiene, but sanitary design principles also should be considered.

Validating the source and condition of raw materials is critical in maintaining public confidence in prepared foods. 

When concerns about product tampering spiked after September 2001, induction-sealer suppliers thought they might win more food and beverage business.

Smart weigh belt feeders from K-Tron helped Kar Nuts get its more than 30 blends of salted nuts and trail mix products on spec with 0.5% accuracy. Source: K-Tron.Kar Nuts

Brabender’s weigh belt feeders are available in belt widths from 6 to 24 in. and are compact, clean and simple.

Kason’s granulizing-drying system consists of a centrifugal screener, a spheroidizer, circular fluid bed dryer and a vibratory screener that converts non-flowing moist solids discharged from cartridge and vacuum filters, filter presses, mixers and other equipment into uniform, compact, dry, de-dusted, free-flowing granules ready for storage, shipping, packaging or secondary processing.