COVID-19 has re-affirmed the need for design changes in food plants to help prevent spread. Processors are also re-evaluating their facilities’ security readiness.

The quarterly antimicrobial resistance data for FSIS product categories has been updated on the FSIS website. 

Recent trends caused mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic have put the squeeze on food processors and the supply chain to get food where it needs to go. Now as some states and cities are “opening up,” restaurants and other food service establishments are beginning to see their business increasing, which will mean a gradual shift in the supply chain—something that most processors and logistics providers will be able to handle, compared to a year ago when supply chains broke everywhere.

Calyx Containers, a cannabis packaging company, has come out with solutions that are ecologically responsible and efficient for processing and storing cannabis from seed to sale. 

Multivac now offers full wrap labeling for products such as pizza, tortillas, pita bread and other flat products. 

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for May 2021.

People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for May 2021.

An issue food processors won’t talk about openly is whether they’ve been the victim of a cyberattack.