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How to Launch a Risk Assessment Team for Pet Food Operations

As manufacturers look to increase spending on pet food-related projects, so too must they look to increase their focus on safety.

Grant Gerke

June 19, 2023

In 2021, the American Pet Products Association reported that “pet parents” in the U.S. spent $50 million on pet food and treats. Not surprisingly, Frost and Sullivan predicts that the pet food industry will grow by 6.6% annually until 2026.

People News

Bodies Found in Deadly Chocolate Factory Explosion

March 29, 2023

The explosion, which happened last Friday at R.M. Palmer after 5 p.m., occurred in West Reading, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Risk Management Is Key for the Food and Beverage Industry Amid Inflation

Adam Sandman

October 28, 2022

To stay compliant, food and beverage companies must employ systems and processes to eliminate, not reduce, the chance of risk.

FoodChain ID Consolidates Products for Supply Chain Clarity

October 13, 2022

The company aims to aid customers seeking information and knowledge about supply chain behavior to support product safety, compliance, and risk mitigation.

How food and beverage processors can build a glass and brittle plastic program

Richard F. Stier

January 28, 2021

There are many different foreign materials that could and actually have ended up in foods. The most insidious of these and the one most feared is glass.

Automation

How to ensure your automation system can be recovered

Take backups seriously to avoid disaster

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2020

If you haven’t become serious about backups, it’s time to do so now—before a key system goes down and puts you out of business while you try to recover.

Food Safety

Take the time to do food safety right

Richard F. Stier

October 18, 2018

When it comes to food safety, quality and sanitation, time should be the least of your considerations.

Editor's Note

Knowledge is power when assessing vulnerability and threats

Joyce Fassl

February 5, 2016

You may have noticed in the past few issues of Food Engineering, we have been covering some broad aspects of food safety and the resulting implications for the food and beverage manufacturing industry.