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Food Safety

Chicken bites recalled due to possible bone fragments

Recall announced after bone found in product

June 30, 2017

Vernon, Calif.-based Overhill Farms, Inc., is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of chicken bites that may be contaminated with bone fragments.

Dirty Jobs

Mike Rowe thinks more kids should skip college

Dirty Jobs host recently spoke at PowerPlex about the need to encourage more students to pursue a trade.

Crystal Lindell

June 27, 2017

While he isn’t anti-college — Rowe himself has a degree — he does believe more people should be encouraged to do blue collar work, such as learning a trade or working in the manufacturing sector.

Consumer food trends

Healthy and Bold: Lunchmeat trends from Nielsen Fresh

Lunchmeat is satisfying consumers' desire for convenient and healthy snacking options.

Debra Schug

June 26, 2017

Successful lunchmeat processors are highlighting "natural" products as well as featuring bold and ethnic flavors.

Food Safety

USDA announces halt to importing of fresh Brazilian beef

Policy is result of higher rejection rates

Casey Laughman

June 23, 2017

The United States Department of Agriculture has announced the suspension of imports of fresh beef from Brazil.

Manufacturing News

HPP gets an official voice

Industry group focuses on advancing high-pressure processing

Wayne Labs

June 20, 2017

Nine founding companies have worked together with PMMI to create a new industry group, the Cold Pressure Council (CPC), to focus on the advancement of high-pressure processing (HPP) within the food and beverage industry.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS announces new dollar limits on retail exemption qualification

Limits decrease based on Consumer Price Index

Casey Laughman

June 19, 2017

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced new dollar limitations on the amount of meat and poultry a retail store can sell to institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from federal inspection requirements.

Retailers

Analysts react to Amazon’s $13.7B deal for Whole Foods

Deal largely seen as a way for Amazon to move more into the brick-and-mortar space.

Debra Schug

June 16, 2017

Two analysts explain what the $13.7 billion deal means for the food industry.

West Liberty Foods wins Manufacturing Leadership Award

Debra Schug

June 15, 2017

The food processor was recognized for its digital manufacturing transformation with the assistance of Leading2Lean, a cloud-based lean manufacturing solution provider.