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Plant Openings

Combilift opens new global headquarters

New facility will allow company to double production

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

Combilift has opened a new global headquarters that will allow the company to double its annual production.

Food Safety

Pork lard products recalled due to lack of inspection

Illinois company recalls more than 258,000 pounds of product

Casey Laughman

June 25, 2018

Skokie, Ill.-based Quay Corporation is recalling more than 258,000 pounds of pork lard products that were produced without being inspected.

Food Safety

Kellogg Company announces recall of Honey Smacks cereal

Cereal has potential to be contaminated with Salmonella

Casey Laughman

June 18, 2018

Kellogg Company has recalled two sizes of its Honey Smacks cereal due to the potential presence of Salmonella.

Regulatory Watch

APHIS proposes amendments to branding of bovines imported from Mexico

APHIS is proposing amendments to the regulations regarding the branding of bovines imported into the United States from Mexico

Casey Laughman

June 15, 2018

Proposed action is a result of a request from the government of Mexico to prevent inconsistencies in branding that can result in bovines being rejected for importation.

Regulatory Watch

APHIS proposes amendments to National Poultry Improvement Plan

Proposed amendments to the National Poultry Improvement Plan affect disease control standards

Casey Laughman

June 15, 2018

Testing and the addition of birds to existing flocks are among proposed amendments to the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

Supply Chain

Adents, Microsoft collaborate on blockchain fraud detection system

Originally designed for the pharmaceutical industry where fraudulent copies of drugs are common, software developers are aiming at other high-value industries.

Wayne Labs

June 14, 2018

Adents, a serialization and track-and-trace solutions provider, has developed a new unit-level product track-and-trace platform using Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: June 2018

June 13, 2018

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Industrial Internet of Things

SAP, Endress+Hauser pursue joint process solutions through IIoT

An open platform for the process industry ties data seamlessly to business operations

Wayne Labs

June 12, 2018

ERP solutions provider SAP and process industry solutions provider Endress+Hauser are intensifying their joint efforts in integrating field instruments and ERP analytics through IIoT-based applications for the process industry.

Packaging

Polymer Packaging, Inc. offers INNO-LOK pre-zippered film

The patented product is a method for attaching re-closable fasteners transversely to packaging films, thereby producing a roll of pre-zippered film.

Crystal Lindell

June 9, 2018

"INNO-LOK Pre-Zippered Film literally changed the way zippers are applied to packaging," explains Bob Babich, V.P. of sales and marketing.

60 illnesses reported because of melon Salmonella outbreak

Caito Foods voluntarily recalls fresh-cut melon products after 31 people are hospitalized

Crystal Lindell

June 9, 2018

The CDC says 60 people in five Midwestern states have become ill as a result of the outbreak, and among 47 people with information available, thirty-one cases (66 percent) have been hospitalized.