Items Tagged with 'seafood'

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Heartland Catfish Expands Headquarters with 25,000 Square Feet of Processing and Freezer Capacity

February 7, 2020

Heartland Catfish Company has completed part one of a two-part expansion that will bring additional freezing and processing capacity to the company’s Mississippi headquarters. The two-pronged expansion will bring up to 40 new jobs to the catfish processor.

Regulatory Watch

Seafood guidance updated

Sharon Spielman

October 14, 2019

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New chapters and sections of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, including the updated 21 CFR Part 123—Fish and Fishery Products, were updated by the FDA in August.

Field Reports

IT System Helps Seafood Processor Handle Traceability, Logistics

January 23, 2019

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Fish processing company Norfisk is using an IT solution from CSB-System to handle sales and logistics for four countries from a single operation in northern Germany.

New Plant Products

Hyde FC Revolution seafood processing blades

January 15, 2019

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Engineered with stainless steel, Hyde FC Revolution seafood processing blades have a smooth Ra microfinish.

New Plant Products

Ossid FP-420 thermoformer

October 12, 2018

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The Ossid FP-420 thermoforming machine packages beef, chicken, pork and seafood in more than 10 styles of packaging, such as vacuum skin pack, vacuum and modified atmosphere.

Food Safety

Catfish recalled due to possible contamination

Product may be contaminated with leucomalachite green

Casey Laughman

March 12, 2018

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Heartland Catfish Company, based in Itta Bena, Mississippi, has announced a recall of almost 70,000 pounds of catfish products due to possible contamination by leucomalachite green.

Seafood Packaging

Maxwell Chase’s new packaging extends seafood shelf life

Trays feature next-generation, patent-pending technology

Crystal Lindell

February 3, 2018

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The trays feature integrated absorbent technology incorporated into wells at the bottom of trays to absorb excess fluids.

Engineering R&D

Instrumentation helps provide more accurate fish quality analysis

Your senses of smell and sight may be one way to evaluate the freshness of fish, but this electronic device produces far more accurate results.

Wayne Labs

October 23, 2017

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Knowing the quality of the fish before it was frozen would be great and, even better, would be tracking fresh fish from catch/harvest through every step of the supply chain. To do this, a calibrated instrument is needed.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS adjusts inspection coverage at Siluriformes slaughter locations

New procedures come after transitional period of inspectors always being on hand

October 5, 2017

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has confirmed that it is adjusting inspection coverage at official establishments that slaughter fish of the order Siluriformes from all hours of operation to once per production shift.

Field Reports

Seafood producer chooses stainless solution

Durable, secure and sanitary press joining system installed to produce quality seafood.

January 24, 2017

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"Once you go stainless, you should never have to repair or replace that again," says Rob Sinico, Gorton's.

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 May

In the May 2020 issue of Food Engineering, our focus is on safety. From emergency planning to day-to-day operations such as cleaning and sanitation, we bring you tips on how to keep your workers and your customers safe.

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