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Hershey supplier helps with standup pouches

Innovation

Hershey’s honors Rovema for help introducing standup candy pouches

Company provided vertical packaging machines for Doy-style bags

June 26, 2019

The Hershey Company gave Rovema North America an innovation award for supporting its introduction of Doy-type standup pouches for candy.

Tomra launches customer service center in Bengaluru, India

Sharon Spielman

June 25, 2019

Tomra Food has opened a 4,000 sq.-ft. customer service center in Bengaluru, India, as part of its efforts to improve the organizations’ responsiveness to stakeholders.

Food Packaging

Cannabis gummies switch to plastic pouch

Rose Shilling

June 21, 2019

If cannabis edibles follow the rest of the food industry, flexible packages are likely to become more popular.

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: June 2019

June 19, 2019

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Food Safety

Complaints about small rocks in El Monterey breakfast wraps cause recall

Ruiz Food Products is trying to figure out where the rocks came from

Rose Shilling

June 17, 2019

Ruiz Foods Products Inc. recalled about 245,000 pounds of El Monterey frozen breakfast wraps that may contain small rocks, the USDA announced.

Food Packaging

Flexible pouches offer touchable finishes, child-resistance

Rose Shilling

June 17, 2019

Premium finishes for plastic pouches are going strong, and flexible packaging maker ProAmpac has a new line of coatings that give the bags different feels to try to get shoppers' attention.

Regulatory Watch

Mushroom Council membership reallocated per AMS

Sharon Spielman

June 17, 2019

This rule reallocates the membership of the council under the AMS regulations regarding a national research and promotion program for mushrooms.

Regulatory Watch

FDA draft guidance to strengthen voluntary recalls

Sharon Spielman

June 17, 2019

In a new draft guidance, "Initiation of Voluntary Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C," there are recommendations in three key areas: training, recordkeeping and procedures.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: June 2019

June 17, 2019

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

Food Safety

Another brand of flour recalled in expanded E. coli outbreak investigation

King Arthur Flour used ADM Milling wheat linked to outbreak

Rose Shilling

June 14, 2019

King Arthur Flour Inc. recalled all-purpose flour with wheat from ADM Milling Co. for possible E. coli, expanding health officials’ outbreak investigation linked to ADM flour.