Food Manufacturer & Processor - Articles - Page 29

Formulating and Fortifying with Proteins

Presenters at Prepared Foods' R&D Seminars discussed the various ways foods and beverages can be fortified with ingredients that improve their functional characteristics and meet consumers' ever-growing protein needs.

January 16, 2018

Collagen is a family of pure proteins with functional benefits in food and beverages.

Selecting the right inspection and detection equipment for snack and bakery operations

Refinements to inspection and detection equipment boost production safety and quality.

Neal Lorenzi

January 15, 2018

Greater product variety and increasing consumer attention to quality are among key factors driving snack producers and bakeries to update their inspection and detection equipment with models that, among other features, detect ever-smaller foreign objects and reduce false rejects.

Consultants Corner

Navigating FSMA's supplier management requirements

Andrew Lorenz

January 15, 2018

Editorial Board member Andrew Lorenz discusses FSMA’s supplier management requirements and how processors can best meet them.

Biscuits recalled due to potential Listeria contamination

Frozen biscuits were distributed to retail stores

Casey Laughman

January 12, 2018

Hom/Ade Foods, Inc. has announced a recall of Mary B's brand biscuits due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Case Study: La Provence rolls out new cookie line baked in quality with equipment from Mettler Toledo Product Inspection Group

January 12, 2018

After purchasing a new cookie line in 2016, La Provence turned to Mettler Toledo for new inspection equipment to maximize their final product quality.

How a warehouse execution system assists with recalls

Don’t rely on an ERP system to manage all aspects of your warehouse—not if you need real-time connectivity.

Wayne Labs

January 8, 2018

A dedicated warehouse management system can not only manage recalls, but it can also manage a fully automated warehouse automation system.

Leading cause of recalls in 2017 undeclared allergens, mislabeling

Food Industry Counsel LLC says 438 total recalls were reported.

Debra Schug

January 3, 2018

There were 438 recalls in total and the leading cause of these recalls was the presence of undeclared allergens and products being mislabeled.

2018 Predictions: Regulatory Outlook

Food Labeling and the Laws

Consumers aren't the only ones interested in non-GMO, "healthy" and clean label. Be advised that regulators are reading labels too

Steven Steinborn

December 28, 2017

If we start with what we know for sure will happen in 2018, this would be the last sentence of the article. Still, one can make a few educated guesses as a prelude to devising effective regulatory and business strategies 2018.

Dry Processing

Van der Graaf drives help Taylor Farms reduce failures

Plant achieves better sanitary results and more reliable production

Casey Laughman

December 22, 2017

After switching to Van der Graaf drives, Taylor Farms has seen decrease in failures and improved sanitation.

Comprehensive training is key to food safety efforts

By offering workers training and coaching, processors can ensure food safety goals are met

Casey Laughman

December 18, 2017

In-depth evaluation of training programs helps processors ensure that training is giving their operators the tools they need to succeed, while still meeting food safety requirements.