The Bush Administration’s proposed 2004 budget contains a big increase in spending for USDA’s Food Safety Inspection System.

eMerge Interactive, Inc., a Sebastion, Fla.- based company providing individual-animal tracking, food safety and supply-procurement services to the beef industry, has overcome the final hurdle in demonstrating the efficacy of its VerifEYE™ meat inspection system.....

SureBeam Corp., producers of the electron beam technology that removes bacteria from food, dedicated a new research facility to Texas A&M University.

The Packaging Machinery workgroup of the Open Modular Architecture Controls (OMAC) user group released version 1.1 of the Guidelines for Packaging Machinery Automation.

Atlantic Coast Crushers, Inc. offers the FLOW-SENTRY, an in-line crusher for crushing, mixing and breaking oversize material, preventing line blockages and streamlining downstream operations.

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.