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Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 2: Floor Suppliers Focus on Fast Return to Service
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. Plant flooring was the topic at No. 2, which presented an update on the technologies that provide cleaner, safer environments, and also get production back up quickly.
Food Safety
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 4: Building a Food Safety Culture
Supplier Submitted
Sanitizer Reaches Areas Where Pathogens Can Hide
Regulatory
FDA Issues Plan to Help Modernize Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses
Dry / Powder / Bulk Processing
Automated Ingredient Handling Brings Bevy of Benefits
Cleaning and Sanitation
Pumps Improve Solids Management
Help tackle tough applications that can be hard on pumps
Cleaning and Sanitation
Polymer Surface Treatment Improves Sanitation Efficiency
Start-up company Bio-Fence has created an innovative polymer that, when added to a topcoat/paint, binds disinfectant to the surface, increasing sanitation efficiency and eliminating pathogenic bacteria.
Home
Three Ways Artificial Intelligence is Changing Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Artificial intelligence can aid in remedying some of the pain points in manufacturing, such as maintaining consistent product quality, need for predictive maintenance, and demand for actionable insights from sensor data.
Food Safety
Metal Contamination Removal Is Key to Success for Toll Processor
Becoming known for its ability to find and remove metal contaminants from customer products, Lakeshore Technologies relies heavily on metal detectors and magnetic separators from Eriez.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Foaming Acid Breaks Down and Removes Soils in Processing Plants
Leaves behind no noticeable residue or odor when used as directed
Take Five
Food Equipment Suppliers Bring Their Best to PACK EXPO
Compact processing systems for baked snacks, sorters for nuts and dried fruits, and an innovative levitating material handling system are some of the highlights editors found at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and featured on this Take Five with ProFood World video.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Unibloc-Pump’s Swing-arm Design Makes Cleaning Easier
On display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, QuickStrip® technology provided pump disassembly without the need for tools.
Home
Flexible and Modular CIP and SIP Automation Enables Continuous Improvements
The ISA-88 and ISA-95 approach allows you to combine automated and manual operator activities required to perform consistent Clean-in-Place and Steam-in-Place processes in a procedural model, while also verifying required activities were performed.
Food Safety
The FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Present Webinar Series on Food Safety Culture
The series will engage experts from the public and private sectors in a collaborative exchange of ideas and experiences related to the importance of a robust food safety culture.
Regulatory
The USDA Launches New Effort to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Poultry
The agency is initiating several key activities to gather the data and information necessary to support future action and move closer to the national target of a 25% reduction in Salmonella illnesses.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Cleaning Tools Add Layer of Safety
Line consists of 24 different cleaning tools
Regulatory
Advanced Food Safety Inspection from Thermo Fisher Scientific
The company demonstrated metal detection and X-ray inspection technologies, including its newly appearing Sentinel 1000 Selectscan, at Pack Expo Las Vegas.
Home
New Super Seal Sealing Head by Enercon at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Enercon debuts New Sealing Head at Las Vegas. The system offers packagers innovative new features that were previously only available with higher-end production models.
PELV 2021
Software-as-a-Service Makes Cleaning Easier, More Productive
Provides automated, secure data acquisition and reporting of critical cleaning cycle information
Software
FDA Announces Low- or No-Cost Food Traceability Challenge Winners
Companies respond to the challenge with source to store, farm to fork, and more localized traceability solutions.
Software
Tech Companies to Help FDA With Track-and-Trace Solutions
A traceability system to match FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint is a must for food manufacturers. But traceability goals will require more than regulations; a partnership between technology providers and food manufacturers will be essential.
Take Five
Building Your Food Safety Culture: From Recall Prevention to Best Manufacturing Practices
To pass inspections and prevent recalls, food manufacturers must focus on physical contaminant elimination, improving practices, and developing a culture of food safety with buy-in from all staff levels. All this and more on today's Take Five.
Food Safety
Food Safety Methodology to Prevent Recalls
Mettler Toledo webinar explores six steps to reducing physical contamination to prevent recalls and future-proof contaminant detection systems.
Food Safety
Filtration Systems Ensure Clean Compressed Air
Exceed industry air quality requirements
Podcasts
unPACKed with ProFood World Podcast: Refitting Processing Plants in a Pandemic
Listen to the inaugural unPACKed with ProFood World podcast for insight on the tumultuous past 18 months for food processing facilities and the industry's future plans for avoid repeating some of the same mistakes.
Food Safety
Seal Saves Energy and Keeps Out Contaminants
Helps manufacturers pass inspections at the loading dock
Plant Services and Supplies
Flooring It: Suppliers Focus on Fast Return to Service
Food and beverage manufacturers are demanding shorter schedules for flooring installations, while also looking for more sustainable options. Floors and drains must also stand up to high standards of thermal shock, caustic chemicals, and bacteria concerns.
