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Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
FDA Still Under Fire for Peanut Butter Crisis A key member of the US Senate is losing patience with the FDA over food safety issues. |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Bisphenol A is OK in Packaging Materials Based on all available evidence, the consensus of regulatory agencies in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not seem to pose an immediate health risk to the general population. |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Real-Time Process Optimization Market on the Rise The food and beverage industry is looking for ways to cut costs and fine-tune their processes. Leading companies have embraced some real-time process optimization tools, but the industry still lags way behind other industry sectors in terms of adoption. |
Food Engineering January 28, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 2 McCain Foods and Partners to build one of Europe's largest cold storage facilities... New country of origin labeling not so cool... Engineering key to global food crisis... Industrial market tunes into wireless... etc. |
Chemistry World November 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
FDA criticised by its own experts over bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s recent conclusion that controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is safe at current levels is flawed, the agency's own Science Board has warned. |
Food Processing September 2010 Diane Toops |
Congress Scrambles to Pass Food Safety Legislation As Congress has argued over health care reform, financial reform, two wars, a mortgage crisis and unemployment, amending the U.S. food safety system was put on the back burner. |
Food Engineering June 10, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 11 Food Engineering's E-Newsletter News on Bisphenol A... Consumer demographic studies... Reusable Frito-Lay snack bags... People, plant, and industry news... |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Energy Reduction Goals Set The US Department of Energy and the Northwest Food Processors Association set ambitious goals to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in the industrial sector. |
Food Engineering January 1, 2007 Wayne Labs |
Implementing Best Practices Applying a best practices strategy in parallel with an automation strategy can enhance your competitive edge. But one size doesn't fit all. |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
Tighter Security in Automation A second standard in the ISA99 series Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems was approved by the American National Standards Institute, describing the elements needed to set up a cyber security management system. |
Food Engineering May 1, 2005 |
Regulatory Watch FDA seeks public comment on proposals to improve nutrition labels on packaged and processed food... International Dairy Foods Association is helping cheese manufacturers meet trans fat labeling deadline... etc. |
Food Processing October 2009 Dave Fusaro |
Food Industry 2010: Priorities for the New Decade From a new FDA to China, seven game-changers for 2010 and beyond. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Nick Zubko |
The Secret Ingredients in Food Safety As contaminations continue to make headlines, manufacturers are under constant scrutiny to keep our food safe. But as globalization continues and consumer demands change, their job is only getting tougher. |
Food Processing May 2012 John Rost, Chairman |
FDA Affirms Safety of BPA Agency finally rules -- negatively -- on 2008 petition from Natural Resource Defense Council. |
Food Engineering March 26, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 6 FDA recalls continue on salmonella... Congressional hearings put food processors in the hot seat... ConAgra products sport corn-based shrink film... EPA recognizes Frito-Lay for excellence in environmental management... etc. |
Food Engineering October 14, 2008 |
Tech Flash Vol. 4 No. 14 FDA earns poor grades on food labeling... Cut the ammonia, burn the methane... Cut the ammonia, burn the methane... etc. |
Food Processing January 2006 David Feder |
Annual Manufacturing Survey: Safe and Secure Once again, food safety is manufacturers' No. 1 concern -- but security continues to be an important factor in plant operations. |
Food Engineering June 26, 2008 |
Tech Flash Vol. 4 No. 8 Stop using corn for ethanol!... Is dieting on the way out?... Chemists help with healthier foods... Kraft spins off Post cereals... Automation news... Food safety news... etc. |
Food Engineering January 6, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch Push for larger FDA food safety budget... Study urged on food from cloned animal... |
Food Processing February 2008 |
Ingredients from Where? A flattening world, consumer price resistance and overtaxed regulators require new approaches to ensure the safety of imported food ingredients. |
Food Processing April 2007 Dave Fusaro |
Annual Capital Spending Outlook: Spend Now to Save Later Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run. |
Prepared Foods July 22, 2007 Mark Hostetler |
Promoting Safe and Nutritious Congress, the FDA and USDA have created a changing regulatory environment for food marketers. |
Food Engineering January 30, 2009 |
Salmonella recall tsunami involves more than 70 processors The contamination was traced back to a Georgia plant. |
Food Engineering May 14, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 9 The FDA claims that the "label and labeling" of Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal has serious violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations. |
Food Engineering April 1, 2009 |
Regulatory Watch Manufacturers were far from enthusiastic about President Obama's FY 2009 budget blueprint unveiled in February -- particularly, about the so-called "cap and trade" provisions. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic' Canada's national public health agency looks set to become the first regulator in the world to label Bisphenol A (BPA) -- used for decades in products like plastic baby bottles and food containers -- 'toxic' and 'hazardous'. |
Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging The US Food and Drug Administration says there is insufficient scientific evidence to ban bisphenol A in food packaging. |
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 John Carey |
How Safe Is The Food Supply? The hamstrung FDA may be unable to prevent a contamination crisis. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
NIH reaffirms BPA concerns The US National Institutes of Health has again expressed 'some concern' about the effects of bisphenol A on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, babies, and children at current exposure level |
Food Engineering February 1, 2008 Richard F. Stier |
Are Regulators Endangering Our Food Supply? The FDA comes under fire as reports of mismanagement come to light. |
Food Processing March 2005 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: Regulatory impact of the new guidelines The federal government's recently issued 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are primarily aimed at influencing the way Americans eat and exercise. But will the new recommendations also affect FDA's food labeling regulations? |
Food Processing January 2012 Dave Fusaro |
Focus on Food Safety: A Busy Year for Food Safety The vigilance over keeping bugs out of the food supply never lets up, but there are a couple of things on the horizon that will make 2012 a watershed year. |
Food Engineering March 11, 2009 |
Tech Flash Vol. 5 No. 5 FDA Recall tool online... Food and beverage market holds its own in economic crisis... FDA limited in dietary supplement/food regulation... China steps up food safety... Pilgrim's Pride idles three plants... etc. |
Food Processing October 2008 Diane Toops |
A Conversation with Food Safety Czar David W.K. Acheson A exclusive conversation with `food safety czar' David W.K. Acheson, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Foods. |
Food Processing August 2009 Dave Fusaro |
Food Processing Top 100 for 2009: Licking the Recession Nestle's stellar performance tops our annual ranking of the 100 largest food & beverage processors in the U.S. and Canada. |
Science News January 3, 2004 Kate Ramsayer |
Putting Labels on Nutrients Do those nutrition fact boxes on packaged foods supply the information that people really need? Two new reports suggest that they don't. |
Food Engineering January 17, 2007 |
FE Tech Flash Vol. 3 No. 1 FDA Updates Calcium Labeling Rules... Del Monte Foods Kills the Sugar... Global Automation Infrastructure Needed... People, Plant and Industry News... etc. |
Food Engineering April 3, 2009 |
Extreme HHS makeover Keeping America's Food Safe: A Blueprint for Fixing the Food Safety System at the US Department of Health and Human Services, examines problems with the department |
Food Processing February 2011 David Joy |
7 Things You Should Know About The New Food Safety Law Considered a win for consumers, the new law will have varying effects on food & beverage processors. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2006 William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Claiming a Function Functional foods can claim preventative health benefits, but be careful to not infer a cure-all food. |
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Rebecca Renner |
FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2012 |
BPA: friend or foe? With media-fueled anxiety over bisphenol A (BPA) continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer |
Food Engineering March 1, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch Meat packer recalls 143 million pounds of beef, suspended from Federal programs... Industry pans FDA budget... Opposition to Farm Bill provision... |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
FDA Turnaround Time Will more resources and new leadership fix FDA, or is a major overhaul in order? |
Food Processing January 2013 Eric Lindstrom |
Food Safety Regulatory Outlook for 2013 Similar to 2012, the FDA will continue to evolve and enact the Food Safety Modernization Act. |
Chemistry World April 14, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
FDA Under Pressure Over Bisphenol A The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused by congressmen of cherry picking research to support its decision on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other products for use by children. |
Food Engineering May 1, 2005 |
7th Annual Essential Guide to Manufacturing Software: Think of 21 CFR as win-win The latest software performs double duty: helping food processors and transporters respond to FDA demands and helping to control inventory, energy costs and security. |
Food Processing April 2006 Dave Fusaro |
Annual Capital Spending Outlook: More ham and cheese! There are some real and widespread signs that capital spending will be up significantly in the food industry this year. |