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Three major food/beverage companies described their “digital transformations” at the Rockwell Automation Fair Food & Beverage Forum.

While time is running out for small farms to comply with the FSMA Produce Rule, the FDA released a 172-page draft guidance for the Produce Safety Rule at the end of October, with a six month comment period.

According to a recent study, 70 percent of Americans polled in the “Leading2Lean Manufacturing Index” survey believe the American manufacturing industry is in decline.

Though Cyclospora outbreaks in the US happen less frequently than those caused by typical pathogens, the recent salad mix outbreaks occurring in July and August of this year have a familiar ring.

While the local foods movement has generated excitement among consumers, buying locally processed meats is not necessarily a guarantee that they will be more food safe than large-scale, commercially processed meats.

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed three sets of symbols to be used on labels of products compliant with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

The trend of processors spending less on replacement parts continues to grow, according to Food Engineering’s 2018 Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey.

There is a real shortage of engineers and technicians. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Two recent studies show there is work to be done to make USDA and FDA research and rules more definitive, conclusive and final.