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Automation

3 ways sanitation automation helps food processors with food safety

The right solutions can fill labor market gaps while improving safety and efficiency

March 11, 2018

Technology and automation can disrupt an industry and even get blamed for eliminating jobs. Yet, for food processors trying to keep up with sanitation and safety requirements, automating certain tasks can help food processors address labor challenges.

Food Safety Report | Fight for Food Safety

Expect substantial, rapid food-safety advancement to continue

Speeding along

Shawn Stevens

March 9, 2018

There have been substantial changes in recent years in food-safety science, technology, regulation and enforcement.

Snack and bakery facility requirements for dry sanitation and washdown

Douglas Peckenpaugh

March 9, 2018

When it comes to sanitation requirements, there is no “one size fits all” approach that will cover the needs of every snack or bakery facility.

Food Safety

GAO releases report on FDA/FSMA progress

Report calls for performance measures, timeline for long-term food safety activities

Wayne Labs

March 9, 2018

With FSMA now the law of the land and the FDA budgeting $1 billion annually for food safety and nutrition, the agency needs to take several steps to meet food safety and nutrition objectives, says a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

AFFI unveils validation resource for listeria prevention

Frozen food manufacturers can incorporate the new resource into a facility’s food safety plan to evaluate processing equipment for pathogen control.

March 8, 2018

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., launched “How to Validate a Blancher,” a unique tool designed exclusively for the frozen food industry.

Study: Grass-fed diets on dairy farms produce nutritionally enhanced milk

Grassmilk provides by far the highest level of omega-3s compared to conventional milk.

March 7, 2018

Cows fed a 100% organic grass and legume-based diet produce milk with elevated levels of omega-3 and CLA, according to a collaborative research project.

Superior Farms secures USDA approval for camera grading technology

This electronic grading system will provide detailed meat information about its lambs.

March 7, 2018

Superior Farms, Sacramento, Calif., received USDA approval to begin grading carcasses with the VSS2000 System camera (electronic grading), what is said to be the first digital camera to be approved for use in the U.S. lamb industry.

Blue Star Foods introduces scan on demand, QR code traceability app for seafood

In seconds, the consumer scans the QR code, and that product's detail is displayed.

March 6, 2018

Blue Star Foods, Doral, Fla., introduced what is dubbed as the first-ever "scan on demand" QR code-enabled verifiable traceability application for seafood.

Cold chain management gets connected in real time

Neal Lorenzi

March 6, 2018

Technologies that maintain and track temperatures in environments for finished products, from point-of-storage in snack and bakery facilities through distribution to the end customer, are becoming more connected.

Sanitary design best practices for snack and bakery facility construction

Design and build firms continue to refine current best practices for peak sanitary design for snack and bakery facilities.

Douglas Peckenpaugh

March 5, 2018

Best practices for the design of snack and bakery facilities, whether building new construction or renovating an existing building, have undergone a significant evolution in recent years.