Food Manufacturing Guest Contributors

1. The EU’s Ban On TiO₂ In Food May Impact Pharma. Here’s What You Should Know. 4/18/2024

   Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is used as a food additive and OSD pharmaceutical excipient. In 2020, the European Food Safety Authority noted data gaps regarding particle size, which can affect its toxicological properties, so the European Commission banned it as a food additive. Here's how this could impact pharma.

2. Implications Of The Upcoming USDA Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule 8/31/2023

   The new Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Rule, which went into effect in March 2023, seeks to reduce fraud in the organic marketplace, improve the USDA’s enforcement protocols, and enhance oversight of organic producers, handlers, and certifiers. Though the rule will require action for many businesses and organizations, these changes will ultimately create a more unified, trusted, and transparent organic supply chain.

3. Addressing A Lack Of Transparency In Green Claims 8/3/2023

   The rise in consumer awareness and demand for greater transparency has led to changes in regulations worldwide. In response to greenwashing in the food sector, as well as other industries, regulatory authorities are stepping up efforts to hold organizations accountable for their green claims.

4. Smart Irrigation For Agriculture Leads To More Efficient Carbon Capture 7/7/2022

   Farmers are key to carbon capture, though many plans to reverse greenhouse gas emissions — such as the one described in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's 2020 report on California's efforts, Getting to Neutral — largely ignore them.

5. Innovation In Water Remediation: Specialized Electrocoagulation For Water Hardness Removal 5/10/2022

   Hardness in water can be characterized into its primary constituent mineral components, typically calcium and magnesium. Excess water hardness in a water supply creates many issues for industry, utilities, and life in general.

6. Micro-Irrigation Maintenance: How To Lower The Cost of Water And Increase Your Yield 4/11/2022

   Do you have a micro-irrigation system that doesn’t seem to work just right?

7. Math Solutions Explained: Calculate Food-to-Microorganism (F-M) Ratio 3/15/2022

   The food-to-microorganism (F-M) ratio is a process control numeric value advantageous to determine the proper number of microorganisms for the biological treatment process. The solution of calculating F-M ratio uses the influent volume of wastewater into an activated sludge system (flow MGD), incoming carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) (mg/L) concentration into the aeration tank, mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS) concentration (mg/L), and quantity (in gallons) of the respective aeration system.

8. Brine Management — A Necessity, Not A Luxury 3/15/2022

   Brine is everywhere: desalination plants, gas and oil drillings, energy generation plants, mines, cooling towers, food manufacturing plants, chip fabrication, and many other industries that require high volumes of water. They all generate brine as a byproduct of their processes.

9. 4 Key Factors Impacting Water Management In Industrial Operations 12/10/2021

   The pressures of various risk factors, regulations, and responsibilities require a commitment to improve industrial water management.

10. 3 Ways To Increase Water Reuse In Industrial Facilities 12/7/2021

    As industry conversations about carbon emissions, decarbonization, and climate change continue, industrial water use discussions are becoming more intense. Heavy industry is a major consumer of fresh water, accounting for around 20 percent of total global water consumption¹ — a percentage that is expected to rise over the next few decades.