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TECH FLASH

European horse meat contamination raises questions over testing protocols

Consumer confidence is likely to suffer in the wake of the scandal.

Shane O'Halloran

February 26, 2013

European food safety authorities have been playing catch-up since the first reported contamination.

IKEA finds horse meat in meatballs

Food authorities from the Czech Republic announced the positive test results.

Shane O'Halloran

February 25, 2013

Food authorities from the Czech Republic announced the positive test results.

Dutch firm pushes for global harmonization on allergy labeling

Peanut Corporation of America officials charged in Salmonella outbreak

Four former company officials will face charges including fraud and adulterating food.

Shane O'Halloran

February 22, 2013

Four former company officials will face charges including fraud and adulterating food.

FSA steps up testing after more horsemeat found

UK burger company recalls horse meat tainted product

The tests were mandated by FSA in response to the ongoing horse meat contamination scandal.

Shane O'Halloran

February 21, 2013

The tests were mandated by FSA in response to the ongoing horse meat contamination scandal.

Food safety

Lessons learned from non-food industries

For those who can resist the not-invented-here mentality, pharmaceutical manufacturing is rife with methods and tools that can improve outcomes in food and beverage production.

Kevin T. Higgins

February 6, 2013

Products like nutritionally enhanced water and probiotic yogurt help obscure the line that divides food and medicine.

TECH FLASH

Connecting ERP with HACCP, LIMS and PLM systems

For farm-to-fork control of products, build your ERP system on your HACCP plan and connect it with lab and product lifecycle systems.

Wayne Labs

January 28, 2013

For farm-to-fork control of products, build your ERP system on your HACCP plan and connect it with lab and product lifecycle systems.

Bagels recalled for possible metal fragments

No injuries have been reported so far.

Shane O'Halloran

January 24, 2013

No injuries have been reported so far.

Engineering R&D

Two-trick pony

Kevin T. Higgins

January 7, 2013

An enhanced X-ray system moves the technology beyond contaminant inspection to precise analysis of the fat and lean components of meat.

Organic Mushroom automation machine sg systems vantage

Field Reports

Organic mushroom producer automates track and trace

January 7, 2013

Producer meets PTI and FSMA objectives while elevating quality with a paperless electronic system.

Technology Sourcebook

The TempTRIP one-touch, UHF radio identification temperature tag has a tactile button that is pressed to start and/or mark temperature data at multiple points throughout a product’s cold chain journey.