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Food Safety
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 4: Building a Food Safety Culture
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. No. 4 helps you understand how empowering your people is vital to building a food safety culture.
January 5, 2022
Smithfield moved quickly at the outset of COVID-19 to implement protocols mitigating the risk of viral transmission by employing barriers, masks and shields, and enhanced air purification systems across its facilities.
Sustainability
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 5: Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. No. 5 comes out of ProFood World’s Manufacturing Innovation Awards, where we recognize outstanding food and beverage processing and packaging projects.
January 3, 2022
The CIP system has the capacity to clean half the plant, covering 21 different circuit points, and fits in a very confined space in a dedicated CIP room.
Inspection
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 9: Inline Seal Inspection Maintains Quality of Retort Pouches
Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. At No. 9 is a case study about how a Brazilian pet food manufacturer moved to 100% inline seal inspection at its state-of-the-art facility.
December 23, 2021
Thanks to a 100% inline seal inspection process, leak-free packages ensure product quality and leave no unwanted residue on machinery.
Dry Processing
Automated Ingredient Handling Brings Bevy of Benefits
An automated system from Radar Process provided biscuit-making operations at Cerealto Siro Foods with more accurate weighing, elimination of foreign matter, improved inventory control, and significantly reduced safety risks for its workers.
December 13, 2021
Siro Biscuits
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.
December 2, 2021
Ofer Shoham, CEO, Bio-Fence
Processing Equipment
Flexible HPP System Processes Both Bulk and Packaged Products
FlexiBulk high pressure processing equipment from JBT Avure can handle bulk bags in one basket while processing individually packaged products in another, improving speed and pack efficiency.
November 30, 2021
The FlexiBulk can fill bags in baskets while other bags are being pressed and unfilled.
Sustainability
Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization
Completed on time during the height of the pandemic, a multi-line expansion project for Kraft Heinz’s macaroni and cheese product increased production output without disrupting the Wausau plant’s existing production schedule.
November 30, 2021
The CIP system has the capacity to clean half the plant, covering 21 different circuit points, and fits in a very confined space in a dedicated CIP room.
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.
November 24, 2021
Lakeshore Technologies is known for its ability to solve metal contamination problems where others have failed.
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.
October 14, 2021
Thermo Fisher Sentinel 1000 head for metal detection.
Processing Equipment
PET Kegs Meet High Pressure Processing
Hiperbaric teamed up with Petainer, putting its One Way PET Keg under pressure to enable the cold-pressed juice market to take advantage of keg dispensing.
October 4, 2021
The cylindrical shape of the PET kegs adapts well to the processing chamber of the Hiperbaric HPP in-pack units.
Processing Equipment
Health-Based a Top Trend in High Pressure Processing
HPP touches on the better-for-you and clean-label consumer trends, as well as sustainably utilizing perishable produce, and the growing pet food market.
October 4, 2021
HPP aligns with consumer health trends
Food Safety
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.
September 27, 2021
Super Seal Touch Hero
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.
September 22, 2021
The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-cost Tech-enabled Traceability Challenge calls upon companies to invest in innovation through R&D to improve U.S. competitiveness.
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.
September 20, 2021
Jeffrey Barach, Contributing Editor
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.
August 31, 2021
The webinar provides a step-by-step methodology to reduce the likelihood of recalls due to products containing a foreign body.
Facilities, Design & Infrastructure
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.
July 27, 2021
BIX Produce just outside of St. Paul, Minn., chose a FasTop 12S Urethane Slurry System from Sherwin-Williams for its new 30,000 sq ft operating space. The flooring system provides thermal shock, chemical and slip resistance, cryogenic and high-heat exposure tolerance, and durability.
Food Safety
Active Packaging Technology Improves Seafood Safety, Shelf Life
SeaWell Protective Active Packaging from Aptar Food + Beverage – Food Protection integrates technology that keeps excess liquid from accumulating around the seafood, reducing bacterial growth, preserving quality, and improving consumer perception.
July 13, 2021
With the SeaWell system, trays are thermoformed with cavities into which a GRAS technology blend is dropped and secured with a heat-sealed piece of nonwoven fabric.
Inspection
Inline Seal Inspection Maintains Quality of Retort Pouches
Investing in a state-of-the-art production facility, Brazilian pet food manufacturer Special Dog Company also opted to move to 100% inline seal inspection for its flexible pouches, eliminating concerns about poorly sealed product getting to the customer.
June 23, 2021
Thanks to a 100% inline seal inspection process, leak-free packages ensure product quality and leave no unwanted residue on machinery.
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