In the battle for the Oval Office, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain take opposite stands on federal subsidies for ethanol, which some critics say is driving up the price of food commodities.
While it might seem that OSHA has lagged in coming up with dust explosion standards for industries other than grain (see Food Engineering June 2008), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has declared that its NFPA 68 Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting is now a “standard” rather than a “guideline.”
FMC Technologies, Inc. completed the spin-off of its FoodTech and Airport Systems businesses into a publicly traded company named John Bean Technologies Corporation (JBT).
Kraft Pizza Company, maker of DiGiorno frozen pizza, broke ground for the expansion of its 401 West North West Avenue manufacturing plant in Little Chute, WI.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has stepped up worksite enforcement in target-rich environments like the food and beverage industries.
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