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Food Safety

Meat and poultry products recalled due to misbranding

Products may contain allergens and MSG

November 26, 2018

Huntington Park, Calif.-based Chunwei Inc. is recalling more than 65,000 pounds of ready-to-eat and raw meat and poultry products because they may contain undeclared allergens and MSG.

Field Reports

Jewel Date finds success with new metal detector

Casey Laughman

November 26, 2018

Jewel Date decided to replace its aging metal detectors to maximize sensitivity when inspecting challenging products.

Packaging

TemperPack has new cold chain products for customer shipments

Rose Shilling

November 26, 2018

TemperPack is offering two new environmentally friendly solutions to keep food shipments cold on the way to people's homes.

Regulatory Watch

APHIS corrects economic analysis of final rule for fruits and vegetables

Casey Laughman

November 21, 2018

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced a correction to the economic analysis presented in the final rule amending regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of fruits and vegetables.

Regulatory Watch

FDA amends additive regulations to eliminate styrene

Casey Laughman

November 21, 2018

The FDA is eliminating the use of styrene as a flavoring substance and adjuvant for use in food.

Food Safety

JBS USA recalls more ground beef that may be contaminated

Second recall this fall is due to possible E. coli in 100,000 pounds of Swift Beef

Rose Shilling

November 19, 2018

JBS USA subsidiary Swift Beef is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the second recall for JBS in two months.

Packaging

Survey: Millennials want something different in packaging

Younger adults prefer unique, easy-to-find packages

Rose Shilling

November 19, 2018

Millennials prefer shopping online more than other age groups, and a new survey finds that what they like about product packaging differs too.

Manufacturing News

Survey: Manufacturing misconceptions abound

November 19, 2018

According to a recent study, 70 percent of Americans polled in the “Leading2Lean Manufacturing Index” survey believe the American manufacturing industry is in decline.