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People and Industry News: February 2018

February 12, 2018

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

Food Waste

'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2018

A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.

Meijer recalls yogurt after customer finds glass

No injuries have been reported, but there was a possible risk of contamination at the manufacturing facility.

Crystal Lindell

February 9, 2018

Meijer has voluntarily recalled select Meijer branded Greek and low-fat yogurt as a precautionary measure after a customer found glass in its yogurt cups.

Manufacturing News

Input requested for advanced manufacturing strategic plan

Government asks for help in developing National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing

Casey Laughman

February 8, 2018

The federal government is requesting input for the development of a National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.

Food Safety

Almonds recalled due to undeclared wheat and soy

Wasabi almonds packaged in plain almond bag

Casey Laughman

February 8, 2018

Kanan Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of almonds sold at ALDI stores due to the potential for undeclared wheat and soy.

Food and beverage mergers and acquisitions trends

M&A activity sheds light on consolidations in the dairy industry, growth in the alcohol space and expansions into cannabis-related packaged food and beverages.

Debra Schug

February 8, 2018

The top deal both globally and in the US was the UK-based Reckitt Benckiser Group's US$ 17.8 billion acquisition of US-based Mead Johnson & Company, the baby formula company.

Portable devices grab moisture measurements anywhere

While fixed-location, on-line near-IR moisture sensors have been used for some time in several industries, a portable device lets you make spot checks in processes to see where problems are occurring.

Wayne Labs

February 4, 2018

A near-infrared (or NIR) handheld moisture meter can help locate a problem in your process without physically touching your product.

Packaging

Consumers demanding more sustainable packaging

Companies can turn to recycled materials, or reduced packaging to meet their sustainability goals.

Sean Riley

February 4, 2018

The demand for easily recyclable material (and machinery that can handle such material) in this sector is expected to continue growing, according to the State of the Industry – U.S. Packaging Machinery Report 2017 from PMMI.