Food Engineering

This month, you'll find FOOD ENGINEERING's Top 10 New Plant Products of 2025, Considerations for Food Plant Strainer Selection, Agentic AI, and much more!

Agentic AI: Should it Make Your Processing and Business Decisions?

In the AI world, the latest buzzword is “agentic AI,” which replaces — rather than augments — human decision making, but the data AI needs to make such a decision may not yet exist in many facilities.

Wayne Labs

December 9, 2025

To make good decisions, people, automation and AI systems need quality data — but to let an AI agent make an autonomous decision without input from operators and key decision makers means a processor needs to have lots of accurate data based on real and known sensory inputs, which may not exist in many plants and enterprises.

Considerations for Food Plant Strainer Selection

September 22, 2025

For food processors, removing suspended solids such as fats, grease, grit, contaminants and leftover process materials from liquids is necessary to comply with regulations like the EPA’s Clean Water Act.

Glyphosate: Just How Dangerous? The Debate Continues

There seems to be little dispute that glyphosate has harmed agricultural workers, but the jury is out when it comes to consumers’ dietary exposure.

Wayne Labs

August 18, 2025

Glyphosate as an ingredient in Roundup has been a liability for Monsanto/Bayer in cancer lawsuits, yet EPA, FDA and international governing bodies claim that very low-level food residues are safe. A new 2025 study questions the safety of glyphosate at any level.

FDA Could Finalize Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label Rule in Spring 2026

The agency’s proposed rule would require the display of a compact informational box containing certain nutrient information.

December 2, 2025

The agency’s proposed rule would require the display of a compact informational box containing certain nutrient information.

Air Quality

Corotec’s NoZone Ozone Destruction System Creates Cleaner, Safer Air

August 18, 2025

Ozone is not only hazardous to human health when inhaled, but it also corrodes metal and equipment components.

Software/Devices

GEA Introduces InsightPartner EvoHDry Condition Monitoring Tool

September 12, 2025

The system has been engineered for complex industrial environments, where uninterrupted operation is essential for producing items such as infant formula, cream, evaporated milk, condensed milk and cheese.

AFC Integrates SPIRALFEEDER Conveyor and Bulk Container

August 28, 2025

The result is a sealed system that protects material from contamination and prevents dust from escaping into the workplace.

Plant Safety

SpaceGuard Products Touts BeastWire Pallet Rack Safety Solution

November 3, 2025

BeastWire delivers durability, streamlined integration and asset protection tailored to the storage, handling and cleanliness requirements of food and beverage facilities.

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.