Rose Shilling

Food Safety

Pilgrim’s Pride recalls popcorn chicken that might contain rubber

The frozen chicken was shipped to Publix in Florida to use in store delis

February 4, 2019

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation is recalling about 58,000 pounds of breaded popcorn chicken that might be contaminated with pieces of rubber, the USDA announced.

Publix Super Markets in Florida received the frozen, not-ready-to-eat chicken to use in store delis, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Food Safety

Harvest Food Group recalls misbranded chicken fried rice

Labels did not declare that the products contain milk, an allergen for some people

Rose Shilling

January 28, 2019

Harvest Food Group Inc. is recalling about 47,000 pounds of frozen Yumnum chicken fried rice because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the USDA announced.

Industry news

Perdue recalls frozen chicken nuggets possibly contaminated with wood particles

Several consumers complained about finding wood in the gluten-free nuggets

Rose Shilling

January 18, 2019

Perdue Foods announced a recall of about 68,000 pounds of chicken nuggets that might contain wood particles.

Koenig & Bauer RotaJET 168 inkjet printing press

Packaging

Tetra Pak adding full-color digital printing for beverage cartons

The investment will offer customers more customization, smaller batches

Rose Shilling

January 16, 2019

Tetra Pak will start offering full-color digital printing on beverage cartons, which will reduce design-to-print time and allow a variety of designs in one order.

Food Packaging

High Pressure Certified Seal Now Being Used on Foods

Logo expands from juices to guacamole; more products to follow

Rose Shilling

January 14, 2019

Good Foods guacamole and other dips are the first foods beyond beverages approved to advertise on the package that they’re made using high pressure processing (HPP).

Packaging

TricorBraun acquires Pacific Bag to create new flexible packaging business

TricorBraun Flex is a new direction in the 117-year history of the rigid container distributor

Rose Shilling

January 10, 2019

TricorBraun, known for plastic and glass bottles and containers, is starting a flexible packaging business, acquiring Pacific Bag with coffee, pet and specialty food products.

Food Packaging

Water brand teams with KHS on Germany's first recycled PET bottle

Rose Shilling

January 7, 2019

Germans can buy water in bottles made of 100 percent recycled PET for the first time, KHS Group filling and packaging says.

Packaging

Bostik's anti-fog coatings keep lids clear

Rose Shilling

December 19, 2018

Bostik adhesives developed anti-fog coatings for flexible film lids that stop water droplets from forming and extend freshness of refrigerated foods with moisture, such as produce.

Packaging

Mondi delivers natural paper look consumers want

Rose Shilling

December 17, 2018

A base of brown paper gives a natural character to trays and other food containers using Mondi’s new formable packaging material.

employee cleans food processing equipment

Cleaning

Use these tips for cleaning all parts of a food factory

Rose Shilling

December 14, 2018

We've gathered experts' best practice tips for how to make those jobs easier and avoid common problems. And they shared insights about the latest in cleaning technology and improvements to scientific methods for validating sanitation.