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Manufacturing traceability and compliance  Food processors focus on compliance and traceability initiatives for a number of reasons, which ostensibly will keep them competitive and in business. More specific reasons, according

Congressional pressure is growing on the White House to spend more money on the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety efforts.

Nestlé Waters opened a new 576,531-sq.-ft. plant next to its existing facility in Breinigsville, PA.

PepsiCo appointed Dr. Mehmood Kahn to the newly created position of chief scientific officer, reporting to Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer. 

A recent four-hour Congressional hearing on safety issues of meat and fish treated with carbon monoxide (CO) under modified atmospheric packaging (MAP) raised serious issues about the FDA’s lack of internal and external communication for its OK to use CO to extend the “fresh” appearance of meat far beyond its actual “use-by” or “freeze-by” dates.

Nanotechnology under the microscopeIn the last year nanotechnology was built into more than $50 billion of manufactured goods, according to Lux Research. The market for this technology is expected to

McCain Foods agreed to sell its aseptic beverage business to A. Lassonde Inc., a Canadian juice and drinks company.

Rupari Food Services Inc. will build a 60,000-sq.-ft. production/cold storage facility that will double employment at its Cook County, IL site.

Major food processors, retailers and national consumer organizations convened in Washington, DC for an all-day symposium focused on food safety innovation and best practices.

E. coli-still circulatingAs reported October 26 by the CDC, the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak affected at least 40 people in eight states and was traced back to tainted ground