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Process Expo will showcase the latest in food processing technology, packaging

Augmented reality, live food production lines will be trade show highlights

September 25, 2019

The 2019 Process Expo, which is hosted by The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), McLean, Va., will take place Oct. 8-11, 2019, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Detection and inspection offerings provide hygienic design and increased accuracy

September 24, 2019

New equipment from Advanced Detection Systems, Anritsu, Eriez and more!

Conveyors and palletizers keep it moving

The right conveyors and palletizers are critical to today’s dairy processing operations

Kathie Canning

September 20, 2019

Successfully transporting a product or package from point A to point B is critically important for dairy processing facilities.

Rumiano Cheese Co.’s plant closes the loop

Rumiano Cheese Co.’s plant strives to ensure nothing is wasted in its cheese-making process.

Anna Boisseau

September 5, 2019

Idyllic Crescent City, Calif., is known for being the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks, where some of the oldest trees in the United States live. But the small town, which hugs the Pacific Ocean right by the Oregon border, has another claim to fame.

New ingredient and equipment offerings include a clean-label fiber solution

August 28, 2019

New ingredients and equipment from CP Kelco, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, and more!

Buying 3-A-certified equipment can expedite the regulatory process

The 3-A Symbol tells state and federal regulators that equipment meets a hygienic standard

Gabriel Miller

August 26, 2019

Equipment without a 3-A Symbol may cost less than equipment bearing the symbol, but buyers must be aware that the price paid for equipment is often not the actual cost.

Avoid top food safety issues in cheese plants

A proper facility design, environmental monitoring programs are key

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

August 22, 2019

Manufacturing safe, wholesome products is the most important aspect of any dairy foods business. And the foundation for producing these products are rigorous food safety and sanitation programs in a properly designed facility.

Sustainability ranks as top packaging concern

Other trends focus on food safety, consumer convenience, shelf impact and packaging line flexibility

Hallie Forcinio

August 20, 2019

Sustainability touches every aspect of the dairy industry. Consumer demand for more environmentally friendly products is a driving force, prompting changes to packaging materials that are more easily recycled, contain recycled content, are source-reduced and/or are derived from renewable sources.

Food safety should go beyond regulations

Why a food safety culture is fundamental

John T. Allan III, MS

August 14, 2019

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the Food Safety Modernization Act being signed into law, the food industry continues to magnify its focus on food safety, while preparing to face FDA's new preventive controls inspections.