t CDC: Listeria Outbreak Connected to Meat Sliced at Delis By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:34:00 -0400 The agency says people sickened by listeria have recently recounted eating meat that was sliced at deli counters, including ham, turkey and liverwurst. Full Article
t Industrial Physics Acquires Torus Group By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:24:00 -0400 This move supports Industrial Physics’ growth strategy as laid out by Chief Executive Officer Barry Lyon, upon his appointment in July 2023. Full Article
t USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:45:00 -0400 The proposal would also require poultry establishments to develop a microbial monitoring program to prevent pathogen contamination throughout the slaughter system. Full Article
t Key Technology Debuts COMPASS Optical Sorter for IQF Products By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:36:58 -0400 COMPASS is designed to identify and remove foreign material and product defects to protect food safety and final product quality. Full Article
t 3 Reasons to Optimize Food Production with Real-Time Video Monitoring By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0400 When you think about video monitoring, the first thing that comes to mind is security. While that is a big perk indeed, there are much bigger benefits to implementing the right video monitoring system. Full Article
t Understanding E-Beam Effectiveness in Food Safety Applications By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400 E-Beam (electron beam) technology, a form of ionizing radiation, has emerged as a tool for enhancing food safety. Full Article
t FDA Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Involving Cucumbers By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:58:16 -0400 Bedner Growers, Inc., of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Thomas Produce Company, of Boca Raton, Fla., are the likely sources of this outbreak, however these growers do not account for all the illnesses in the outbreak. Full Article
t Improving Food Safety and Packaging Machine Reliability By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 As packaging has become significantly more complex and consumers more demanding, the need has only grown for strict hygienic procedures to ensure food safety, from the factory to the retail shelf to the table. Full Article
t Maximizing Productivity in the Food & Beverage Industry: The Power of Area Scan Cameras By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0400 Machine vision technology is emerging as a transformative force in driving productivity, enhancing quality control and revolutionizing packaging inspection processes. Full Article
t Climate Change Increases Foodborne Illness Risk From Raw Produce By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:01:00 -0400 High humidity exposure and the water-soaking symptom caused by X. vitians also enhance the ability of salmonella to rapidly grow in lettuce, and climate change is predicted to increase humid periods. Full Article
t How Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Can Combat Honey Fraud By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:28:00 -0400 The high value of honey and perceived cachet surrounding its provenance makes it a vulnerable target, whether through fraudsters claiming false geographical origin, declaring false botanical variety or diluting it with cheaper sugar syrups. Full Article
t Eight Organizations Join Forces to Help Food Industry Prepare for FSMA Rule 204 By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0400 The collaboration will share clear, concise messaging and resources that enable the industry to take action in preparing for FSMA Rule 204, which mandates a comprehensive tracking and tracing system for certain high-risk foods listed on the U.S. FDA's Food Traceability List. Full Article
t How Inspection Technologies Can Support Manufacturing of ‘Human-Grade’ Pet Food By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:00 -0400 With more canine and feline mouths to feed than ever before, robust pet food safety and detail-oriented inspection has never been more paramount. Full Article
t Boar’s Head Names Frank Yiannas as Interim Chief Food Safety Advisor By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:41:00 -0400 Yiannas’ appointment comes after the company announced it would permanently discontinue its liverwurst product and indefinitely close its Jarratt, Va., plant due to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. Full Article
t The Intersection of IoT, Sustainability, and Food Safety: A New Era in Supply Chain Management By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400 Investing in the right IoT hardware and software package can provide actionable data that will help improve business operations. Full Article
t BrucePac Recalls 11.8 million Pounds of RTE Meat and Poultry Over Listeria Contamination By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:22:00 -0400 These meat and poultry products were shipped to other establishments and distributors nationwide, then distributed to restaurants, schools and institutions. Full Article
t Drainage Solutions for Food Processing Facilities Emphasize Food Safety By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:00:46 -0400 The Slot Dog, Slot Hog, Cleaning Brushes, and the Tamper-Proof Magnetic Strainer—each purpose-built to enhance food safety through effective drainage and sanitation systems Full Article
t Drop-in Replacement Stainless Steel Hydraulic Cylinders By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:57:57 -0500 The cylinders are a direct drop-in replacement for both PFI equipment and that from other OEMs. Full Article
t The Last Hurrahs By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:10:12 GMT Future Mrs. D4L and I went to see the Lord of the Rings musical in absolutely beautiful Newbury, UK last year. Fast forward to present day, the musical moved across the Atlantic to the Windy City. Im not a LOTR fan. In fact, Ive seen exactly zero... Full Article Trip Reports
t Around the world slowly By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:12:17 GMT No strings and no nets. After 36 years of working, raising a family and buying/fixing a house, we decided to try something different. In this case, that was to retire from our jobs, sell the house, the cars and all of our belongings save for 4... Full Article Trip Reports
t A bit of Bhutan - Drukair domestic from Bumthang to Paro By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:43:14 GMT Sorry for the false start. This is my first proper TR, so I needed some time to get my head around how to post the images properly as it's not as straight-forward as I thought. Image: *Background* This trip report is a tiny snapshot of an... Full Article Trip Reports
t DUB-US-MAD TP Run [Live] - Airports, Flights, Lounges and more By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:50:58 GMT *Introduction* After enjoying reading many of the trip reports here, I thought I could try to write one myself. This is a "classic" BAEC TP Run on the Dubline - US - Spain routing, which will bring me back to Gold again. Do I need BA Gold/OWE? -... Full Article Trip Reports
t A trip to Alaska By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:53:17 GMT A trip to Alaska Image: My trip last year was all about going west, way west, as far as Hawaii. This year I set about pushing north, in Alaska. Inspiration for the trip came essentially from a TV show on the Discovery Channel, and from the... Full Article Trip Reports
t Wey Aye! Newcastle for a day! By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:58:06 GMT Due to popular demand (of exactly two people ;) ) today I bring you my attempt at the most boring trip report ever to grace the Flyer Talk forum :) The genesis of todays wandering was a post by Geordie405 in the BA Thank heavens its Friday... Full Article Trip Reports
t Seven Weeks in South America and Antartica By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:12:07 GMT This trip started when I found a good deal on a fly cruise to Antartica. A cabin on a reasonably nice ship with a balcony with no single supplement. And from there, like Topsy, ti grew and grew. An Argentina trip had been canceled because of the... Full Article Trip Reports
t Endless jet set and glamour - or just a few fill-ins? By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:47:13 GMT In the hope that the photo situation improves, I'll start a new report. It's about a little trip (9 nights) in October this year. It was to one of the European jet set destinations, the Côte d'Azur. More specifically, the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc,... Full Article Trip Reports
t Interloping around Asia and Australia [Live'ish] By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:20:40 GMT Welcome to my first ever live(ish) trip report. I'm beginning a 6 week trip to Asia and Australia to get away from work. ;) Luckily my manager granted me some unpaid leave so the planning came together this summer. On this trip I will be visiting... Full Article Trip Reports
t The Galapagos Postman Challenge - Putting 25 years of frequent flying to the test By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:10:28 GMT *The Galapagos Postman Challenge - Using 25 years of frequent flying experience to complete an epic global travel challenge in 2024/25* In March 2024, I collected 50 letters from the ancient postbox on Isla Floreana in the Galapagos Islands –... Full Article Trip Reports
t October '24 Trip Marathon via Cars, Flix & Greyhound Buses, WN, Transit, and More By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:23:08 GMT Hello everyone! I was blessed last month to take a multitude of trips from SoCal to various places in the car and on various carriers including Southwest Airlines (WN), FlixBus, Public Transit, and the good old Greyhound. Here is the first part of a... Full Article Trip Reports
t More speedy shenanigans, a long weekend to Riga By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:48:02 GMT This week sees me heading to Latvia for a flying visit to Riga. Never been to Latvia and have been looking forward to this trip for a while. Unfortunately Ive been a little poorly this week so my energy levels are low and so speedy may quickly... Full Article Trip Reports
t Planes, trains and automobiles: PNQ - NCL via Taiwan By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:51:14 GMT First time attempting a TR..... *Planes:* It was Monday evening. I was in a taxi in Pune, India, when one of my staff in Italy called and told me that one of our customers in the UK were in danger of a line-down (automotive... gigantic fines... Full Article Trip Reports
t Day trip to Guernsey on Aurigny ATR72 By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:33:06 GMT Over the past two weeks, I have been reading the trip reports posted by JapesUK and have enjoyed them immensely. I think that the reason for this is that they are written in a “down to earth” type of style, which a lot of people can relate to.... Full Article Trip Reports
t Tax for " frequent flyers" proposed in Europe By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:20:00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/17/tax-on-europes-frequent-flyers-could-raise-64bn-a-year-study What do you think about this nonsense? There have been similar ideas in the past, but this one seems extreme. - one flight per year free... Full Article Travel News
t Las Vegas hotels face lawsuit over inflated room rates By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:44:02 GMT Quite interesting lawsuit which can have far-reaching consequences, I hope. "At the heart of the lawsuit, Gibson et al. v. Cendyn Group, is the claim that several prominent hotels collaborated with Cendyn, a revenue management software provider,... Full Article Travel News
t WSJ: Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes By www.flyertalk.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:22:34 GMT https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-plot-us-planes-incendiary-devices-de3b8c0a?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkTwo devices that ignited in Europe, officials say, were part of a covert operation to put them on cargo or passenger aircraftBy Bojan... Full Article Travel News
t Weather to the Extreme: Can You Survive it? By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 In the last few years, it seems that hurricanes, tornadoes and resultant flooding have become stronger and stronger. Maybe chalk it up to a warming planet, which amplifies the power of these storms. Full Article
t Bakeries to Record Significant Consumption of Dietary Fibers Amid Rising Preference for Fruit and Vegetable-Sourced Ingredients By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The rapidly expanding worldwide population along with reduced nutrition awareness will increase the preference for natural food ingredients. Full Article
t Sustainable, “Plug-and-Play” Shrimp Farming Sets up Anywhere Food Engineering By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500 This shrimp farming technique saves the ocean and other fish species. Full Article
t Innovations to Take Center Stage in the Oat Milk Market as the Demand for Flavored Drinks Depicts an Increase By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0500 The growth of the oat milk market is expected to remain positive in the near future. Full Article
t Food and Beverage Manufacturers Face Mounting Cybersecurity Attacks By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Connectivity provides manufacturing plant operations many advantages like increased productivity, faster identification and remediation of quality defects, and better collaboration across functional areas. However, this connectivity is dramatically increasing smart factories’ vulnerabilities and leaving them exposed to cybersecurity threats. Full Article
t Robust Networks to Power Food Automation By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 The shift toward automation has radically changed the infrastructure requirements for food manufacturers. Full Article
t New Ideas for Steam: Superheat it to Kill Pathogens on Contact By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:20:52 -0500 A new cleaning tool has been under development at Cornell University, which uses superheated steam to kill bacteria on production surfaces. Full Article
t Mush Foods' Mycelium Brings Umami-Flavored Protein to Hybrid Meat By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:30:00 -0500 The company upcycles food waste to grow mycelium protein. Full Article
t USDA Grant Targets Midwestern Seafood Production and Consumption By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:03:02 -0500 The grant for Purdue University is for a zero-waste food production system designed to convert nutrient-rich waste into energy for system operation and high-value bioproducts. Full Article
t Greener Distilleries: Designing, Procuring and Building for an Eco-Friendly Future By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400 Changing the way that distilleries use resources is a great start, but the increased market for spirits means that green techniques must be factored into initial facility designs, as companies aim to raise their production capacity. Full Article
t Kerry Launches Tastesense Advance—Sugar Alternative By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0400 The company’s new sugar alternative is stated to combine sustainability and full-bodied taste without increasing carbon emissions. Full Article
t With 2025 Packaging Goals in Danger, Industry Targets Food Waste By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Food waste is a big part of the conversation with consumers in 2023. Consumer research conducted by Do Good Foods in September 2022 reveals that “Americans want to be more climate-friendly, and nearly half are more concerned about food waste than they were a year ago.” Full Article
t Bioenergy Life Science Unveils Innovations at IFT By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:30:00 -0400 The company will display its branded ingredients at the show. Full Article
t Bunting-Newton Donates Equipment to Purdue University By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:45:00 -0400 The donation is for the validation and testing of extruded high moisture meat analogs. Full Article
t C-Crete Technologies Gets Inaugural Concrete Pour in Seattle Building By www.foodengineeringmag.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:14:00 -0400 The alternative to Portland cement produces almost no carbon dioxide in its manufacturing and absorbs CO2 from the air over time. Full Article