Regulatory

TGI Fridays Chicken Bites Recalled Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling 26,550 lb of the frozen, boneless retail product after the company received customer complaints about clear, hard plastic found under the breading of the bites.

December 15, 2023

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Controls

Hygienic Design Brings New Meaning to Hygiene

ELESA

Elesa’s Hygienic Design line offers standard components that provide optimal levels of hygiene with a minimum probability of contamination.

December 14, 2023

Home

Get Recognized for Your Hard Work and Bright Ideas

Started up a new plant or expanded food safety? Created a sustainability project to help meet environmental goals? We’d like to hear about it—and tell your peers why you deserve accolades.

December 7, 2023

Inspection

Bunting Appoints New Director of Sales and Global Marketing Director

Bunting

Tony Rampino returns to Bunting and Mark Friesen fills the position held by Michael Wilks, who's retiring after 23 years with the manufacturer of magnetic technology products.

December 6, 2023

Automation

PMMI Report Reveals CPGs Investing in Automated Warehouses

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

PMMI report finds labor shortages and E-commerce growth are driving the need for warehouse automation solutions.

December 6, 2023

Food Safety

Plasma-Based Disinfection Improves Safety in Fresh Produce Processing

SPLASH, a German government-funded research project, successfully tested Kronen’s innovative plasma washing process to improve food safety for fresh-cut lettuce.

December 5, 2023

Sustainability

Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks

This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.

December 4, 2023

Sustainability

McCain Foods Launches Business Unit to Advance Farming Technologies

Presia Ag Insights will help food companies, landowners, and farmers foster on-farm resilience and support the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.

November 30, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Foods Opens 325,000-sq-ft Fully Cooked Food Production Plant

The new facility in Danville, Va., incorporates the latest technology that brings real-time intelligence to the company’s processes to increase production and protect workers.

November 29, 2023

Home

Alternative Protein Sector, Despite Setbacks, Looks Healthy

A Horizons report from CRB takes an in-depth look at alternative proteins, detailing a still nascent industry that is learning how to succeed at production scale.

November 26, 2023

Regulatory

Skyline Provisions Recalls 5,620 lb of Raw Ground Beef Products

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The products are being recalled due to possible foreign matter contamination.

November 20, 2023

Industry News

New York Files Lawsuit Against PepsiCo Over Plastic Packaging

The legal action names PepsiCo as the major contributor of plastic waste collected from the Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo and details the actions it wants the company to undertake.

November 16, 2023

Sustainability

Upcycling Producer Rescues Produce, Other Foods From Demise

Loop Mission is working to save fruits, vegetables, and a range of food byproduct from landfills. High pressure processing has been instrumental to achieving this circular economy model.

November 8, 2023