Food Safety for Dairy Processors

Regulatory updates and best practices in food processing and handling.

ARTICLES

Pathogen detection

Neogen introduces ANSR pathogen detection system

May 24, 2012

Neogen Corporation has launched the ANSR isothermal pathogen detection system along with its first assay for Salmonella at the FMI / AMI / United Fresh conference in Dallas. The ANSR system (Amplified Nucleic Single Temperature Reaction) is very easy to use, accurate and dependable. 


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Food-safe lubricants: Lubriplate

May 15, 2012
Lubriplate’s NSF/H-1 registered food-grade lubricants enable companies to abide by the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act regulations.
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Food-safe lubricants: Clarion

May 15, 2012
Specifically designed for machinery used in the food industry, ClarionPM 100 NLGI 2 Grease from Clarion Lubricants is a high-temperature, extreme-pressure and water-resistant grease.
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Food-safe lubricants: Bel-Ray

May 15, 2012
Bel-Ray has expanded its Lubricant Advisor, a tool that enables customers to identify the ideal lubricant solution for any application.
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HACCP is the path to compliance

April 10, 2012
As leaders of one of our nation’s safest and most highly regulated industries, dairy manufacturers have long understood the benefits of keeping our products safe for consumers. As you are aware, the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will require all dairy food processors to implement new standards of food safety compliance by July 3, 2012.
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Time to get ready for FSMA

The Food Safety Modernization Act became law in 2011. The FDA is now writing proposed regulations that will likely take effect next year. What do dairy companies need to do to get ready?
April 10, 2012
The most sweeping set of food safety reforms of our lifetime was signed into law by President Obama in January 2011. Called the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration is now writing proposed regulations that will likely take effect next year. What do dairy companies need to do to get ready? Here are four critical areas for you to focus on now.
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Prepare Your Plant to Comply with Food Safety Act

Look for some regulations contained in the Food Safety Modernization Act to be released as early as this summer, with more to come by year’s end and into 2013.
April 10, 2012
Most dairy industry meetings over the past year have devoted at least one session or agenda item to safety. DMI’s Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy established a Food Safety Committee almost two years ago to evaluate existing food safety tools and develop new ones. One of the main reasons for this focus was the passage in 2010 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
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Tips for training plant employees

March 18, 2012
Effective training of plant and quality assurance personnel is essential to achieving quality and food safety standards. The training should involve both technical and practical applications of the process. In addition, it must involve all employees, especially Bubba and his counterparts — Junior, Leroy, “They” and “Supposed To.”
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Beta-lactam test

DSM test analyzes milk samples, measures traces of beta-lactam

March 14, 2012

 Delvotest BLF is easy to use, and requires no new laboratory equipment for Delvotest customers. Dairy professionals can accurately check the milk safety at any stage, from the farm to the processing facility, with reliable results every time.  


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Food safety

Saint-Gobain’s tubing solutions comply with regs

March 13, 2012

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) offers a variety of safe and high-performance solutions for product transfer and dispensing.  Designed to help companies reduce total systems costs and minimize downtime, SGPPL's solutions also meet stringent food regulatory standards to help food processors ensure compliance.


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EVENTS

Food Plant of the Future: Raising the Bar on Plant Air Quality

04/26/12
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On-Demand: Exclusively for thought-leaders in food and beverage processing facility management, Food Plant of the Future webinars are presented by Hixson, a leading design and engineering firm of food processing facilities in North America.

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Food Plant of the Future: Advancing Food Safety through Sanitary Design

03/01/10
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On Demand: Food and beverage companies work hard to consistently deliver safe products because they understand that the stakes are extremely high – for the public and for their companies.

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FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Implications for Dairy Processors

08/25/11
Online
Contact: Jamie Tunison

On Demand: Join Dairy Foods to understand the new food safety law, a webinar that will cover issues specific to the dairy industry

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DOCUMENTS AND FILES

Keeping Food Containers Safe is an E-Z Task

November 14, 2011

When Huhtamaki Packaging entered a contract with a national yogurt producer, the yogurt company requested that every container be inspected by a metal detector before being shipped. So it purchased six E-Z Tec DSP metal detectors from Eriez.

Improve Your Facilities and Operations--Avoid the Next Crises!

November 14, 2011

 Each new food contamination crises that hits the front page, each death of an infant or grandparent due to E. Coli, Lysteria or Salmonella, is an avoidable tragedy. Our society and our legislators will not allow a complacent attitude.  

Clean Bill of Health For Mix Proof Valve

November 14, 2011

For the U.S. Dairy Industry and users of dairy ingredients, changes to the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) regulations in March 2007 allowed seat-lift cleaning of Mix Proof valves while milk or milk products were in the opposite housing.

Immunel

November 10, 2011
Find out the current state of knowledge regarding Immunel, a proprietary extract from colostral whey.

Bulk Liquid, Food Transport Solutions

November 10, 2011
AsepTrans is a leading provider of aseptic tanks dedicated to food grade products.

ATS Engineering

November 10, 2011
ln today's growing global demand and market for packaged foods, A.T.S. Engineering, Inc. has emerged as a manufacturer of precision packaging equipment for the food industry.

Cooling Tunnel

November 10, 2011
Airinotec offers customized solutions and energy-efficient technologies.

Precisa Optimized Texture Solutions

November 10, 2011
Achieve the perfect texture faster with this new solution from National Starch Food Innovation.

Vector Conveyor Systems

November 10, 2011
Realize the full potential of your Phantom metal detector with an in-line Vector Conveyor from Fortress Technology. 

Delkor Debuts Innovations for International Dairy Show

November 10, 2011
Delkor will showcase new retail- and shelf-ready packaging at the International Dairy Show.  

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Gifford's is the reigning champion in the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association contest. It sells its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and sorbet from Maine to Virginia.

BehindtheScenes

This photo gallery contains additional, unpublished photos of dairy processing facilities featured in Dairy Foods magazine. To view more Behind the Scenes galleries go to our archives page!

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Functional Ingredients in Dairy Foods Webinar

On Demand: Dairy foods — cheese, cultured, fluid and frozen — serve as ideal delivery vehicles for all types of functional ingredients, including specialty fatty acids, fiber, minerals, probiotics, vitamins, whey proteins and more.

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