Rose Shilling helps ensure Food Engineering Magazine is ready to print each month as managing editor. She writes feature stories on a variety of topics and tracks the food packaging industry. A journalist with an editing background at news services and newspapers, she also has driven editorial projects in health care and higher education.

Packaging

Crown packaging received sustainability awards

Rose Shilling

February 20, 2020

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Crown Holdings packaging company recognized its facilities that make transit packaging for their sustainability efforts including reclaiming waste and reducing energy use.

Food Safety

Investigators don’t find common source of blackberries from hepatitis outbreak

People in 7 states reported getting sick

Rose Shilling

February 19, 2020

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A traceback investigation by the FDA did not find a single, common source of blackberries linked to a hepatitis A outbreak.

Packaging

Reusable egg carton proposed

Rose Shilling

February 18, 2020

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Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs wants you to say goodbye to single-use egg cartons and bring a sturdy plastic one to the store trip after trip to reload with eggs.

Tech Update

Technologies help processors find best temperature for quality, efficiency

Rose Shilling

February 17, 2020

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Three companies are using interesting methods to keep refrigerated and frozen foods at just the right temperature.

Packaging

Packaging celebrates women entrepreneurs

Rose Shilling

January 17, 2020

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Stacy’s Pita Chips is selling limited-edition packages at Kroger stores nationwide to celebrate women entrepreneurs.

Food Safety

FDA moves to in-depth analysis after romaine field tests didn’t find outbreak strains

'Root-cause' investigation will help determine needed preventive controls

Rose Shilling

January 16, 2020

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E. coli tests of romaine fields where investigators traced contaminated lettuce did not turn up outbreak strains, so the FDA will move to an in-depth “root-cause” investigation for three outbreaks.

Packaging

Two caps change how we open packages

Rose Shilling

January 13, 2020

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A new baby food cap meets these priorities for people in Asia who increasingly buy dairy and want wellness solutions: safety, convenience and a premium look.

Food Safety

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams recalls one pint flavor that may contain allergen

One person complained of reaction to dessert labeled non-dairy

Rose Shilling

January 6, 2020

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams recalled three batches of Cold Brew with Coconut Cream Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints because they may contain undeclared milk allergen.

Packaging

Businesses struggle to deliver packages that are green, undamaged and delightful

Rose Shilling

January 6, 2020

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Packaging costs and supply chain inefficiencies are increasing, driven by all those shipments that consumers want faster, in perfect condition and with easy-to-recycle protection, a new report by DHL shipping and logistics says.

How companies are coping with intentional adulteration rule enforcement

Rose Shilling

January 6, 2020

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A big part of implementing a food defense plan is deciding between expensive technology and cheaper, low-tech strategies to protect your product from intentional adulteration.

Vacuum plays a key role in the production of cannabinoids, from oil concentration to purification. With this exploding industry, it is important to understand the proper vacuum practices to optimize your vacuum equipment’s performance.

These days, you’re trying to get more products to customers right when they need them. Do you have true real-time visibility, knowing with a glance at a screen how you can meet demand? That kind of insight can be the difference between surviving and thriving.

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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

2020 February

In the February 2020 issue of Food Engineering, we outline how to prepare backups for your automation systems in the event of power spikes, outages and viruses or cyber attacks.

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