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Regulatory Watch

FSIS seeks internet connection access during voluntary inspections

April 13, 2021

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend its regulations to require internet access from certain facilities for the purposes of conducting and recording inspection verification activities.

Building a food safety culture requires buy-in from everyone

Richard F. Stier

March 5, 2021

Anyone who has spent a few years working in the food industry, whether you are involved with the production of foods, beverage or ingredients, knows the truth of Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

Using inspection and detection equipment in cannabis edibles manufacturing

Inspection and Detection 101: Selecting the most suitable inspection and detection equipment depends on cost, material to be detected and the type of product.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 26, 2019

Developing the perfect product formulation and using the best production equipment can help manufacturers create quality cannabis-infused food and beverages.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

Cannabis testing is an exact science - regulations are not

Wayne Labs

June 24, 2019

In the U.S., there are 33 states, plus the District of Columbia, with some form of legal cannabis for medicinal purposes, and 10 states that allow it for recreational use. However, when it comes to specifying the level of THC, CBD, terpenes and the other 80 or so constituent components in cannabis, there's a smorgasbord of rules and regulations.

Quality Assurance

Autonomous Machine Vision offers processors improved inspection

Inspekto CEO explains how Autonomous Machine Vision can change the production process

Harel Boren

November 7, 2018

For decades, manufacturers have struggled with the integration of Traditional Machine Vision. Visual Quality Assurance (QA), gating and sorting has always been the necessary evil, helping manufacturers reduce the risk of defective products. The process begins with the manufacturer identifying a need for QA and assessing whether a certain point on the production line is worth the time, effort and cost of implementing a machine vision solution.

FSMA

Nestlé expands QAC in Dublin, OH in anticipation of FSMA

Expansion makes it Nestlé’s largest testing facility.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

The center is now the largest and most sophisticated testing facility in the Nestlé network and possibly the world.

Field Reports

It's a gas, but how much?

April 6, 2015

A meat processing company based in Vemmelev, Denmark, KødGrossisten produces a range of high-quality raw cuts and processed products.

Food Safety

Food Safety Summit 2014 focuses on FSMA

Wayne Labs

May 6, 2014

More than 1,500 food safety professionals gathered at BNP Media’s 16th Annual Food Safety Summit (FSS) last month in Baltimore, MD to learn about the latest FSMA updates and how they will affect their companies’ businesses.

DuPont Nutrition & Health celebrates winner of 13th annual food quality and safety award

Backyard Farms LLC was the 2013 winner of the annual award.

Shane O'Halloran

April 23, 2014

Backyard Farms LLC was the 2013 winner of the annual award.

Technology Sourcebook

Vacuum processing unit

January 10, 2014

The FrymaKoruma MaxxD Lab vacuum processing unit produces small test batches for food manufacturers; it processes liquid and semi-solid forms with the help of homogenizing technology to obtain stable emulsions and suspensions.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.