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FDA, FTC issue warning letters to e-liquid manufacturers

Letters warn companies that packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies

Casey Laughman

May 4, 2018

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued 13 warning letters to manufacturers, distributors and retailers for selling e-liquids for e-cigarette use in packaging that causes the products to resemble kid-friendly food products.

Food Safety

Opinion: Blockchain technology can help both agricultural professionals and industry regulators

A safer food industry can be created through increased transparency and improved tracking via Blockchain technology

Robert McNulty

May 4, 2018

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If the April 2018 E. coli outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we are still a ways away from properly tracking our food from source to plate.

Recall

Listeria risk leads to Greenbelt Microgreen recall

No illnesses have been reported, but a sampling program by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) revealed that the Broccoli Microgreen contained the bacteria.

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2018

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Greenbelt Greenhouse LTD of British Columbia, Canada is recalling all Greenbelt Microgreen products because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Romaine Lettuce

FDA links farm to romaine lettuce E.Coli outbreak

Most of the illnesses in this outbreak are not linked to romaine lettuce from this farm though

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2018

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FDA has not determined where in the supply chain the contamination occurred, and it is not the cause of the whole E.coli outbreak.

HPP

Cold Pressure Council launches new HPP Consumer seal

Council hopes seal will eventually have the same halo effect as organic and non-GMO seals.

Crystal Lindell

April 23, 2018

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The Cold Pressure Council has high hopes for its new HPP Consumer Seal. The group envisions consumers seeing the seal and feeling the same halo feelings they get when they see Organic or GMO-free seals.

Recall

CDC warns against all romaine lettuce due to E. coli

Multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections leads to 31 people being hospitalized.

Crystal Lindell

April 22, 2018

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The expanded warning is based on information from newly reported illnesses in Alaska and it now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, in addition to chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine.

Food Safety

The importance of preventive controls

Preventive controls are a must for processors to meet safety goals

Wayne Labs

April 22, 2018

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The idea of preventive controls is not process-centric, but risk based. And its principles are not new concepts.

Report reveals recent food recall trends

The ERS conducts the first recall study to use both FDA and FSIS data.

Debra Schug

April 20, 2018

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Using data compiled from records of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and the US Food and Drug Administration, the ERS reports food product recalls increased significantly from 2004 through 2013; recalls due to undeclared allergens nearly doubled in the decade.

Food Packaging

Clemson researchers working on packaging that detects food spoilage

Intelligent packaging uses sensors to detect when food begins to go bad

Crystal Lindell

April 20, 2018

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The next innovation in food and beverage packaging could tell you when that cheese in the back of the fridge is getting too old to eat.

Recall

200 Million eggs recalled due to potential Salmonella

Eggs believed to be cause of outbreak in nine states

Casey Laughman

April 17, 2018

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More than 200 million eggs have been recalled after being identified as the possible source of a Salmonella outbreak.

Plant of the Year 2019: Valley Milk's new facility aids vertical integration

A good pest control program can help protect the bottom line

Extending the applications of Blockchain in the food manufacturing industry

Using incremental process control for largely manual processes

Spectroscopy monitors chemistry, surface-level foreign objects in real time

Events

February 20, 2019

Reducing Mechanical Wear in Food Processing while Increasing Productivity

ON DEMAND: Food processing manufacturers have an increasing number of challenges, whether they are processing vegetables and fruit, filling pastries and baked goods, or cutting meat. This includes keeping up with sanitation, safety and maintenance requirements while maintaining throughput and production quality.

May 2, 2019

Water Management Best Practices

Effective management of water is becoming increasingly critical for food and beverage processors as the cost for incoming water increases and water supply becomes limited or restricted. Join Hixson Architecture & Engineering for our next Food Plant of the Future webinar, Water Management Best Practices, in which we share the strategies, technologies, and processes for reducing a plant’s overall water footprint.

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Products

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering

2019 April

In the April issue of Food Engineering, we take an in-depth look at Valley Milk's milk powder processing plant in Turlock, Calif., which was selected as FE's 2019 Plant of the Year.

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