I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the American public, the American film industry, and most importantly, the American food industry, for supplying me with so much material to write about this month.

Just after the 4th of July holiday every year, the needs of our readers weigh heavy on the minds of the Food Engineering staff.

I WAS NEVER ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE who made serious new year's resolutions or enjoyed end of year predictions about the year to come-expect for the humor value often found in both instances.

Over the past year we have been doing a lot of behind the scenes research into what makes food manufacturers tick.

THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIStration (FDA) introduced a new electronic registration system for both foreign and domestic food facilities in mid-October.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. YOU may be thinking…’04 budget cuts? Fall trade show frenzy? No, it’s getting close to the deadline for Food Engineering’s annual Plant of the Year competition.

PUTTING TOGETHER THE 75TH anniversary issue for Food Engineering was a true walk down Memory Lane.

Health hits the fan in the long hot summer

Welcome to the first of what we hope will be another long standing Food Engineering tradition.

The number of projects remains flat as processors focus on cost cutting and food safety.