Color-coded brushes reduce the risk of cross-contamination

Offer abrasion and chemical resistance

PERFEX Corporation

Dec 9th, 2019

Perfex Vat And Cylinder Brushes

PERFEX vat and cylinder brushes clean valves, outlets, tanks, bottles, pots, vats and drains. They feature moderately stiff polyester fiber that will not collapse and rinses odor free, and permanently attached polymer handles that do not splinter, bend or break. Available in 16- and 30-in. lengths with 3-, 4- or 5-in. brush diameters, they come in red, white or blue.

PERFEX Corporation

Fsma At 11 Years Old

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A recent article by Frank Yiannas, FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, provides insights on the agency’s progress and what happens next.

Pure Line Solutions

Chlorine Dioxide Solutions Result in 6-log Reductions

Do not corrode equipment

UHT products—especially broth, milk, dairy alternatives, juice, and petfood—are seeing large success in e-commerce.

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UHT products see growing success in e-commerce; manufacturers continue to improve food safety.

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Ecolab is using augmented reality from Microsoft to help service its customers remotely, particularly in light of pandemic restrictions on access.

Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe

Cloud services, augmented and virtual reality, and videoconferencing applications are among the latest tools that suppliers are using to keep food and beverage workers safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report shows foodborne illness outbreaks can be streamlined and conducted more effectively when supply chain partners provide extended product information during tracebacks.

Food Industry Collaborates to Support New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Leafy Green traceability pilots reveal the value of sharing extended product information during a traceback investigation.

COVID-19 is unsurprisingly the top priority for consumers at 64%, pushing the environment to second place with 49%.

Study Reveals New Consumer Attitudes

COVID-19 takes first priority, while environment continues to be important. Food safety and food waste are growing concerns.

Many processors are also offering their employees hazard pay and other benefits to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Processors Enhance Safety Protocols to Keep Workers Safe During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Temperature checking, partitions, handwashing stations, and webinars are among the measures taken to ensure safety.

The FDA’s CORE Network will use this Investigation Table to communicate about outbreaks from beginning to end through weekly updates.

CORE Outbreak Investigation Table Issued

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The system’s high-resolution industrial cameras, LED strobes, and image inspection algorithms are made to work together to perform pinpoint can inspection for lines operating up to 2,400 cans per minute.

Filtec: Intellect Vision Inspection for Empty Cans

System reduces downtime and increases consumer safety.

Because SeaWell prevents the seafood product from sitting in excess liquid, the packaging reduces the rate of microbial growth and chemical degradation.

Staying Above Sea Level

The SeaWell packaging system extends shelf life and improves food safety of seafood by separating the product from the excess liquid it releases.

The recipe to reduce microbes.

The recipe to reduce microbes.

Meet the Synexis® BioDefense System, the pioneering technology that attacks viruses, bacteria, mold, odors, and insects in the air and on surfaces. Learn More.

Ray Fortuna, global product manager at Matthews Marking Systems discusses the Active Bulk Ink System (ABIS) at PACK EXPO Connects

Overcoming Ink Obstacles in High-Speed Primary Packaging Coding

Matthews Marking Systems’ Active Bulk Ink System ensures accurate performance of thermal inkjet printers.

Alignment determinations would give those relying on audits conducted to those standards confidence that they are meeting certain FDA requirements for supplier verification audits.

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ProdX allows multiple facilities to be connected to a single data point.

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Banner Engineering Clean Workspace Monitoring System

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Minimizes productivity disruption

Based off of best practices, fulfilment of common regulatory requirements, and food safety practices, the certification provides five distinct areas where a company needs to demonstrate proficiency in order to become certified.

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The VIS works in conjunction with the FDA’s FFRM to allow U.S. agents to independently identify the facility or facilities they are representing.

FDA Establishes the U.S. Agent Voluntary Identification System for Food Facilities

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The FDA and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico have worked collaboratively in both countries due to the high volume of food trade across the border.

FDA and Mexico Sign Statement of Intent Forging Food Safety Partnership

The goal of the Partnership is to strengthen collaboration in outbreak response, laboratory collaboration, prevention, and outreach and training.

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FDA Provides Additional Flexibility Regarding Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels

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The BlakBear sensor determines the shelf life of perishable foods like packaged fresh meats by detecting and measuring the gas emitted from the products as they spoil.

Packaging Sensor Predicts Shelf Life of Perishable Foods

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