Rose Shilling

Packaging

Unique labels, packaging design adorn Dew and Fritos this summer

Rose Shilling

July 15, 2019

PepsiCo has a couple of the more interesting special summer packages that we've seen.

FA&M Recap

FA&M gathers food processors and suppliers together for education and exhibits

Casey Laughman

Wayne Labs

Rose Shilling

July 8, 2019

Welcome to the new FA&M report, our coverage of the 20th annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference, Food Engineering’s premier event.

Food Packaging

Targeting single-use plastics

Rose Shilling

July 8, 2019

With concerns about single-use plastics increasing, a company known for boxed coconut water has started selling aluminum bottles of water.

Food Safety

Growers Express recalls veggie noodles and crumbles for possible listeria

Company pulls the products after single positive test from state health officials

Rose Shilling

July 2, 2019

Growers Express recalled Trader Joe’s sweet potato and zucchini noodles and other bagged, chopped fresh vegetables for possible listeria contamination.

Food Safety

Salmonella outbreak linked to whole, fresh papayas from Mexico

Health officials ask suppliers, businesses nationwide to hold back the fruit

Rose Shilling

July 1, 2019

A salmonella outbreak is likely from whole papayas from Mexico, and people in six Northeastern states shouldn’t eat them, health officials advise.

Hershey supplier helps with standup pouches

Innovation

Hershey’s honors Rovema for help introducing standup candy pouches

Company provided vertical packaging machines for Doy-style bags

Rose Shilling

June 26, 2019

The Hershey Company gave Rovema North America an innovation award for supporting its introduction of Doy-type standup pouches for candy.

Food Packaging

Cannabis gummies switch to plastic pouch

Rose Shilling

June 21, 2019

If cannabis edibles follow the rest of the food industry, flexible packages are likely to become more popular.

Food Safety

Documentation is key to proving hazard control

Rose Shilling

June 19, 2019

Many processors have grown more sophisticated at compiling information and presenting it when inspectors ask for proof that a facility's food safety management system is working. But no matter the companies’ size or record management methods, they likely experience some of the common deficiencies that experts see.

Food Safety

Complaints about small rocks in El Monterey breakfast wraps cause recall

Ruiz Food Products is trying to figure out where the rocks came from

Rose Shilling

June 17, 2019

Ruiz Foods Products Inc. recalled about 245,000 pounds of El Monterey frozen breakfast wraps that may contain small rocks, the USDA announced.

Food Packaging

Flexible pouches offer touchable finishes, child-resistance

Rose Shilling

June 17, 2019

Premium finishes for plastic pouches are going strong, and flexible packaging maker ProAmpac has a new line of coatings that give the bags different feels to try to get shoppers' attention.