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People and Industry News: July 2021

August 6, 2021

The people, companies and facilities making headlines in the food and beverage manufacturing market.

Mackie’s of Scotland makes ice cream from its own dairy herd

Spiral freezers

Spiral freezer provides quality ice cream maker efficient, environmentally friendly operation

Based on carbon dioxide refrigerant, the freezer is not only friendly to the environment but also safe to use, providing consistent product freezing

Wayne Labs

August 5, 2021

Mackie’s of Scotland has been producing luxury ice cream using milk and dairy from its own herd since 1986 from its fourth generation family farm in Aberdeenshire. Recently, cooling equipment experts at Starfrost, a full-service global refrigeration supplier specializing in CO₂ and ammonia systems, partnered with Mackie’s of Scotland to install highly efficient freezing technology to improve and expand ice cream production at its dairy.

Packaging

New plastic-free mailer bag for e-commerce packaging

Mondi's MailerBAG is now available in three designs

Kristen Kazarian

August 4, 2021

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is increasing capacity for its paper-based MailerBAG range to further replace plastic packaging in eCommerce with a recyclable solution made of renewable materials.

Foodwest installs a Coperion ZSK hybrid extruder

The new equipment is suitable for contract manufacture and development

Sharon Nowak

August 2, 2021

For more than 25 years, Foodwest Ltd., Seinäjoki, Finland, has provided testing and development of food products as well as manufacturing technologies and packaging solutions for production scale-up. Expertise at this facility covers all food sector categories from snack food and bakeries to one of food’s fast growing market sectors—plant-based foods.

ACTEGA's alternative to the no-label look

Kristen Kazarian

August 2, 2021

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds, has launched Signite™—a revolutionary, ACTEGA patented, premium quality decorating solution, designed to significantly reduce, and one day eliminate, waste in label production.

Sunshine Mills, Inc. issues voluntary recall of certain dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of Aflatoxin

To date, no adverse health effects related to these products have been reported

Sharon Spielman

July 30, 2021

Sunshine Mills, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of certain products due to potentially elevated levels of Aflatoxin above the acceptable limit.

Voluntary recall of greenhouse leafy greens

To date, no illnesses have been reported

Sharon Spielman

July 27, 2021

Old Souls Farms, LLC, St. Paris, Ohio, has initiated a voluntary recall of greenhouse leafy green products following a positive test of Listeria monocytogenes.

Give and Go Prepared Foods recalls certain muffin products

To date, no illnesses have been reported

Sharon Spielman

July 22, 2021

Give and Go Prepared Foods (U.S.A.) Corp. announced today a voluntary nationwide recall of certain muffin products due to the potential for the products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Manufacturing News

Alternative protein processors using cell- or plant-based methods can learn from biotech

The biotech industry has been dealing with regulations and scale-ups for some time and has the know-how

July 22, 2021

Alternative proteins—especially cell-based seafood and meats—hold promise for the future, considering that animals are eliminated from the production chain.