Food Safety and Inspection Service, which regulates meat, poultry and egg products, faces resource limitations that make it more difficult for the agency to ensure the safety of the food supply, according to a report by OMB Watch, a non-profit advocacy group that monitors the federal Office of Management and Budget.
ConAgra Foods, Inc. acquired
Kennewick, WA-based Watts Brothers, a privately held vegetable
processing and agricultural company, to further grow and strengthen its
core potato business operating under the Lamb Weston brand. Lamb Weston
has annual sales of approximately $2 billion.
Whether a processor outsources procurement, manufacturing, product innovation, IT services or business processes, there’s no doubt that, if executed properly, outsourcing can save money and take the pressure off several business tasks.
WalMart Stores Inc. has become the first nationwide US grocery chain to require suppliers of its private label and other food products such as produce, meat, fish, poultry and RTE foods to have their factories certified against one of the internationally recognized Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards.
The Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company of Chino, CA is voluntarily recalling 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef products packaged since February 1, 2006.
Last month’s ARC Strategy Forum in Orlando drew manufacturers from around the world to learn how to plan winning strategies and set goals for best practices-ultimately to achieve improvements in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
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