Exclusives Stories

The specialty food industry is stimulated by current trending cuisines and emerging buzzword foods like pickled, fermented, grass-fed, sustainable and smoked flavors.

TECH FLASH

University creates US database of food safety inspections

University of Maryland researchers used automated data capturing to create the database.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

Automated robots collect data from local government websites.

TECH FLASH

Eeek! Pest proofing your plant

In honor of National Pest Management month, McCloud Services encourages pest proofing and provides spring tips for food facilities.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

No one wants to find a bug in their food. But pests are sneaky, finding ways into just about anywhere, and no food plant is safe from infestation if it’s left unguarded.

TECH FLASH

USDA Expands Beef and Pork Trade with Mexico and Peru

USDA Continues to Remove Barriers and Open Trade Opportunities for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the department reached agreements allowing US beef and pork producers greater access to consumers in Mexico and Peru.

Engineering R&D

Extended Interview: Food-safe, surface enhancement process extends component life

This recently developed surface enhancement technology can extend the lifetime of grinders and other critical wear components from two shifts to many months with no peeling or flaking.

Wayne Labs

April 8, 2015

Food Engineering caught up with David Bell, founder, president and CEO of Phygen Coatings, to hear more about surface enhancement technology.

TECH FLASH

More than some like it hot

NPD Group research reveals 56 percent of US households keep a bottle of hot sauce in their kitchens.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

Louisiana-style hot sauce is still the leader in terms of volume, but increased variety has meant growth for flavors like habanero, chipotle and Sriracha.

TECH FLASH

DNA-based test kits combat seafood mislabeling

InstantLabs launches new tests for Atlantic and Coho salmon that provide accurate DNA verification in less than two hours.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

According to a recent survey from Oceana, approximately one-third of all fish sold in the US is mislabeled.

TECH FLASH

National GMO label law introduced

Legislators reintroduced the Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act last week, following a House committee meeting discussing mandatory biotechnology labeling laws.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

If passed, the legislation would make FDA the authority on GMO labeling and block any state attempts to label products containing GMOs.