Food Safety And Inspection News

  1. New State-Of-The-Art Dessert & Yoghurt Production Plant Uses Bürkert AirLINE Pneumatic Solution To Bring Control Closer To The Process 10/23/2012

    Bürkert’s stainless steel AirLINE Quick valve island solution has cut installation costs, improved operating integrity and is delivering ongoing economies in the control of up to 2000 pneumatic process components operating on a new dessert and yoghurt line installed by FrieslandCampina at its plant in Gutersloh, in the Westphalia region of Germany

  2. Key Technology Introduces Enhancements To Iso-Flo Family Of Vibratory Conveyors 10/17/2012

    Key Technology introduces enhancements to its popular Iso-Flo family of stainless steel vibratory conveyors at Pack Expo booth #7103. Featuring a new patent-pending drive arrangement, frame design and screen clamp, these enhancements maximize machine efficiency, enhance sanitation and improve ergonomics on processing and/or packaging lines.

  3. Expanded Line Of Profile Metal Detection Systems Bolsters 10/15/2012

    To help food manufacturers respond to new regulatory pressure and shorter production runs of a variety of products, Mettler Toledo Safeline has expanded its Profile range of metal detection systems.  Designed with productivity and flexibility in mind, these latest Mettler Toledo Safeline innovations feature the most advanced detection technology for rigorous contaminant prevention and can be customised for any application

  4. DeltaTRAK Announces New ColdTRAK ThermoTrace TTI Cold Chain Solution Technology To Be Showcased At United Fresh Show 4/12/2012
    DeltaTRAK, a leading innovator of cold chain management solutions recently announced it plans to announce and showcase its newest ColdTRAK TTI cold chain solution technology at the United Fresh 2012 show (booth#10816), in Dallas Texas May 1st through 3rd.
  5. Coloured Blue For Easy Detection 1/26/2012

    Bearings specialist igus UK now offers a range of bearing products that are blue in colour for easier detection in the food and drinks industry. The new iglidur A350 polymer plain bearing material is FDA-approved (Food and Drug Administration USA) and the igubal polymer material can also be recognised by metal detectors; both materials are manufactured completely from tribo-optimised plastic

  6. Fast New Test For Terrible Form Of Food Poisoning 11/10/2011
    Scientists are reporting development of a fast, reliable new test that could help people avoid a terrible type of food poisoning that comes from eating fish tainted with a difficult-to-detect toxin from marine algae growing in warm waters.
  7. Testing Of Seafood Imported Into The U.S. Is Inadequate 11/10/2011
    Finfish, shrimp, and seafood products are some of the most widely traded foods and about 85 percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported. A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that testing of imported seafood by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inadequate for confirming its safety or identifying risks.
  8. Food Chemical Regulations Rely Heavily On Industry Self-Policing And Lack Transparency 10/27/2011
    Safety decisions concerning one-third of the more than 10,000 substances that may be added to human food were made by food manufacturers and a trade association without review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an analysis spearheaded by the Pew Health Group.
  9. USDA-Sponsored Initiatives Take On Food Safety Concerns 9/29/2011
    Roughly one in six Americans (or 48 million people) are sickened every year by food-borne ailments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The effects of these illnesses range from acutely unpleasant to lethal, and the problem may be getting worse, as our food supply becomes more global, with an increasing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
  10. USDA Takes New Steps To Fight E. Coli, Protect The Food Supply 9/14/2011
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently that it is taking new steps to fight E. coli and protect the safety of the American food supply.