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Create an effective preventive controls plan

Equipment design criteria for processing equipment play an indispensable role.

May 7, 2021

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (SSI) conducted a short industry survey last summer to learn about the key factors driving customers’ interest in hygienic design for applications other than dairy. U.S. regulations drive hygienic design in the dairy market, but what about in others?

A smarter approach to food traceability

Concerned that an FDA proposed rule would result in burdensome recordkeeping requirements, IDFA is advocating for an outcome-focused standard.

John T. Allan III, MS

April 23, 2021

The dairy industry, along with the broad food industry, is on its way toward a more traceable supply chain. The FDA's New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint outlines a goal for the food industry to track and trace foods from farm to fork with the help of computer-based technology. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has supported the blueprint since its release in July 2020.

Filling and capping technology extends shelf life, provides new hygienic solutions

April 15, 2021

New equipment from Coperion, Evergreen Packaging Equipment, Fogg Filler, and more!

Dairy briefs

News from dairy processors, associations and suppliers.

April 12, 2021

As a step toward its carbon positive by 2025 goal, Horizon Organic said it published an executive summary of its life cycle assessment (LCA) on Horizon Organic whole-milk half gallons, providing a look at the brand's carbon footprint and the next steps the brand will take to reduce emissions.

Rethink food safety programs to identify microbial hot spots

To continue to improve the microbial quality and safety of dairy products, the dairy industry needs a new perspective.

Joy Waite-Cusic Jovana Kovacevic Jared Johnson Chris Curtin Stephanie Brown Sheri Cole

April 5, 2021

The dairy industry has come a long way when it comes to the microbial quality of finished products. In general, the industry is doing a good job of staying out of the headlines.

Rutter’s Dairy is in control of it all

Rutter’s Dairy manages the quality of its product from start to finish — from the farms providing its milk, to its quality testing, to the trucks it operates.

Anna Boisseau

April 1, 2021

An old adage says: "If you want something done right, do it yourself." This saying perfectly encapsulates the operations of Rutter's Dairy, which produces fluid milk along with some juice and tea products at its York, Pa.-based plant.

Now accepting entries for Dairy Foods’ Dairy Plant of the Year award

The deadline for entry is June 11, 2021.

April 1, 2021

Dairy Foods will be judging this year’s program based on specific outstanding achievements outlined in the entries.

Hispanic cheeses present opportunities, challenges

The growing category encompasses a range of cheeses.

John A. Lucey Ph.D., Director, Center for Dairy Research

March 29, 2021

Production and consumption of Hispanic cheeses have grown significantly in the United States. In 2019, the United States manufactured about 333 million pounds of Hispanic cheeses versus only 206 million pounds in 2009.

Mechanization picks ups steam in dairy processing warehouses

Dairy processors are slicing labor and other operational expenses by leveraging advanced technologies that support supply chains, logistics and other warehouse functions.

Richard Mitchell

March 24, 2021

Automation is increasingly becoming the answer for greater efficiencies and efficacy in dairy warehouse operations. Processors are enhancing supply chain and logistics functions and other warehousing responsibilities with technologies intended to streamline worker expenses while enhancing productivity.

Rutter’s Dairy celebrates a century of local milk

The company values long-term ties to its community and to the local farmers from which it sources its milk.

Anna Boisseau

March 22, 2021

York, Pa., can trace its beginnings back to 1741, when settlers from the Philadelphia region founded the city. And Rutter's Dairy, which is based in this area, has an origin story that goes back almost as far.