CDF Corporation, a manufacturer of drum liners, pail liners, intermediate bulk container liners, bag in box liners and flexible packaging, has achieved SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 2 Certification at both manufacturing facilities. The ...
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Linde will showcase two new advanced chilling solutions at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, 31 January–2 February. The solutions can help processors improve temperature control while meeting goals ...
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When we were drafting and seeking public comment on the rules that will implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we promised that we would do whatever we could to help the regulated industry understand and meet the new ...
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Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at McGill University are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The ...
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US-based trade organisation the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and technology company Battelle have partnered to provide a secure, web-based software tool called EMAlert, which allows food manufacturers to review and understand ...
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Thermoformed packaging provider Fabri-Kal is to open a new $50m production plant in Burley, Idaho, the US. The addition of 100,000ft2 facility will expand the company's presence in plastics thermoforming. The new plant will manufacture ...
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US senator Kirsten Gillibrand has launched a new bill that would improve the recall process for meat and poultry products, giving the USDA mandatory recall authority over contaminated products. This comes after a new investigation ...
PURE Bioscience, a California-based developer of patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, has submitted a Food Contact Notification (FCN) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to use silver dihydrogen ...
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Hazard analysis and critical control points or HACCP is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe, and designs ...
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Kendall Packaging's Pittsburg, Kansas manufacturing facility has received Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 : PAS 223 Certification from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). The new certification, which is said to be on ...
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It won't all harm you, but some of it might. That's the caveat in the latest Consumer Reports analysis of tests on raw chicken breasts purchased at retailers nationwide. The analysis found that 97 percent of tested chicken breast samples ...
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After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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The New Zealand Government has released a report on the first stage of the Government inquiry into the Fonterra Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) incident and has said the Government accepts in principle all 29 recommendations. Background to ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure. The announcement comes following a full risk assessment of the aspartame, ...
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The Government of Canada is continuing its efforts to further strengthen food safety in the country, and has started implementing its actions to address auditor general recommendations. Minister of Health Rona Ambrose has highlighted ...
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