Articles by Sharon Spielman

Processors must soon comply with FSMA's rule to try to stop intentional adulteration

May 20, 2019

Under the Intentional Adulteration rule, domestic and foreign food facilities are required to complete and maintain a written food defense plan that assesses their potential vulnerabilities to deliberate contamination where the intent is to cause wide-scale public health harm.

Regulatory Watch

FDA registrations may be lapsed

Sharon Spielman

May 20, 2019

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Under FSMA, FDA requires food facilities to renew their FDA registrations between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of each even-numbered year.

Yogurt company celebrates a century, collaborates with industry

Danone driving sustainable growth

Yogurt company committed to transparency, trust

Sharon Spielman

May 14, 2019

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Danone has opened its collection of 1,800 strains for research purposes, including access to its current collection of 193 lactic and bifidobacteria ferment strains deposited at the National Collection of Cultures of Microorganisms.

Dry Processing Technology

Reliable ribbon blenders help to spice up batch processing

Sharon Spielman

April 22, 2019

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With the tagline "custom creation specialists," St. Louis-based McCarthy Spice and Blends Company works with a range of clients seeking quality spices for consistency in their recipes.

Regulatory Watch

Frozen mangos covered commodity per AMS rule

Sharon Spielman

April 19, 2019

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A new final rule amends the AMS regulations regarding a fresh mango national research and promotion program to include frozen mangos as a covered commodity under the Mango Promotion, Research and Information Order.

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Order membership change for National Honey Board

Sharon Spielman

April 19, 2019

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A new final rule changes the National Honey Board importer-handler member and alternate to an importer member and alternate.

Pest Control

A good pest control program can help protect the bottom line

Sharon Spielman

April 17, 2019

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At food and beverage processing facilities, the presence of pests can threaten the health and safety of products, customers and employees. A pest problem also can affect a plant's reputation and its bottom line.

New Salmon Council member

StarKist joins the National Fisheries Institute’s Salmon Council

Sharon Spielman

April 3, 2019

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The council’s newest member will help with the mission to educate the public about the health benefits of salmon.

Regulatory Watch

Final rule amends national list of allowed, prohibited substances

Sharon Spielman

March 18, 2019

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The USDA's National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) for organic regulations has been amended to implement recommendations submitted to the secretary of agriculture by the NOSB.

Diamond of California Appoints Craig Hope as CEO

Hope aims to lead the charge in accelerating growth, innovation

Sharon Spielman

March 12, 2019

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Diamond of California, a producer of specialty nuts in Stockton, Calif., announces Craig Hope as CEO.

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.

The way we process and package our food has undergone a revolution with high levels of automation, monitoring and information systems. This has been driven by not only productivity improvement, but also by a host of food safety requirements.

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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 May

In the May issue of Food Engineering, we discuss the labor shortage in the manufacturing industry and share insights into how processors can recruit and retain skilled workers.

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