The USDA announced a public health alert about raw beef, gyro meat and kebabs imported from a company in the middle of a widening food safety investigation in Canada.

McCain Foods USA, a supplier of frozen potato and snack food products across the country, celebrated the official start of construction on a 170,000 sq.-ft. expansion at its Othello, Wash., potato processing facility.

Taco Bell and a supplier recalled seasoned beef for tacos and burritos after customers said they found a metal shaving in their food.

While not all processors have machine shops with CNCs in their plants, most food and beverage plants do have process and packaging equipment that would benefit from smarter maintenance.

At a press conference at Process Expo on Wednesday, October 9, the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced the launch of the Food Industry Technician (FIT) certification program in association with Lincoln Technical Institute.

Tip Top Poultry Inc. and the FDA provided a wider picture of the reach of a ready-to-eat chicken recall for possible listeria. The chicken went in heat-and-eat meals, sandwiches and deli salads at major grocery stores and a few restaurants.

Recalls of flour milled by ADM Milling Company continue. The FDA notified the company that samples of flour from two production lots manufactured in late 2018 tested positive for E. coli.

Food and beverage plants have a complicated energy infrastructure that can be more costly than it needs to be. In fact, many industrial plants are not taking advantage of the solutions available to reduce energy spending and streamline plant operations. To improve energy management in a food and beverage plant, plant managers and staff need to understand the process context of energy to determine what solutions to implement for greater efficiency.

Tip Top Poultry’s recall of ready-to-eat chicken for possible listeria has spread to more brands of chicken salad and packaged sandwiches, some sold at Walmart and Target.

PepsiCo faced a dilemma about three years ago when its access control software provider announced “end of life” for its legacy security software, potentially leaving more than 300 PepsiCo locations in the lurch for an access control system. What to do?