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Steve Schlegel, vice president/ director, corporate development of Hixson Architects/Engineers is the new chairman of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS) board of directors.

After September 11, FDA has been developing a three-part strategy to thwart food terrorism: anticipation, deterrence, and response.

The worldwide market for automation products and services for process industries, worth over $44 billion last year, is expected to grow at about 5 percent over the next five years, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

AKansas City, MO-based manufacturer of packaging solutions, Multivac, is expanding its North American headquarters.

Air Liquide Corp., Houston, TX, has conducted a study benchmarking ozone against Environmental Protection Agency standards for surface sanitation.

The National Association of Manufacturers warns, “a final deal may be imminent” between the Bush Administration and Senate Democrats to pass patients bill of rights legislation.

Food manufacturers are applauding USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for its focus on upcoming WTO agriculture negotiations.

Officers of a start-up supplier of case-ready and boxed beef are negotiating with the U.S. trustee charged with the liquidation of Future Beef Operations LLC in Denver bankruptcy court.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold a Listeria meeting on November 18 in Washington DC to discuss issues and ideas related to the science of improving the safety of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

ArchestrA, the company’s new comprehensive plant automation and information architecture that extends the life of legacy systems by leveraging the latest software technologies.