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Regulatory Watch

Order membership change for National Honey Board

April 19, 2019

A new final rule changes the National Honey Board importer-handler member and alternate to an importer member and alternate.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: April 2019

April 17, 2019

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

Food Packaging

Barrier blocks more air in plastic containers

Rose Shilling

April 17, 2019

Ring Container Technologies has a new barrier for plastic containers that it says keeps more oxygen away from food and uses less material than competitors.

Food Packaging

Recyclable meat trays offer display and sustainable packaging benefits

Rose Shilling

April 17, 2019

Kloeckner Pentaplast has new ideas for how meat companies can display products in stores and offer more sustainable packaging.

Food Packaging

Salad dressing shrink sleeve labels offer tamper resistance

Rose Shilling

April 17, 2019

Briannas Fine Salad Dressings have new shrink-sleeve labels to improve tamper resistance and ease cleanup for the consumer.

Manufacturing News

Extending the applications of Blockchain in the food manufacturing industry

Wayne Labs

April 15, 2019

According to a new NIST report, blockchain technology is being used to provide not only tamper-resistant transmission of manufacturing data for making machine parts, but also perfect traceability of that data to all participants in the production process.

Food Safety

JBS Plainwell recalls ground beef for green plastic pieces

Meat went to stores in Michigan and Wisconsin

Rose Shilling

April 9, 2019

JBS Plainwell recalled about 43,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with pieces of hard plastic.

New Salmon Council member

StarKist joins the National Fisheries Institute’s Salmon Council

Sharon Spielman

April 3, 2019

The council’s newest member will help with the mission to educate the public about the health benefits of salmon.

Natural Grocers eliminates over 300 million single-use plastic bags

Since Earth Day 2009, Natural Grocers has led the fight to reduce single-use plastic bags and end food insecurity in the communities they serve.

April 2, 2019

Natural Grocers, Denver, Colo., eliminated more than 300 million single-use plastic bags across all 152 stores.

Food Safety

California-grown avocados recalled because listeria found at packing site

Henry Avocado issued recall as a caution after routine inspection

Rose Shilling

March 25, 2019

Henry Avocado Corporation recalled whole avocados sold in bulk through retailers for possible listeria contamination after positive environmental inspection tests at a packing facility.