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Parker Products: New Plant = More Capacity

Inclusions maker Parker Products breaks ground for new plant, expects to triple capacity

December 21, 2016

Parker Products, a leading provider of inclusions and other specialty ingredients for the baking, dairy, beverage, confectionery, and RTE and snack industries, has broken ground for 90,000-square-foot facility.

Kemin: Organic Food Safety Option

Kemin introduces BactoCEASE® NV OR Liquid as part of its buffered vinegar food safety solutions line

December 21, 2016

The Food Technologies division of Kemin, a leading provider of shelf life extension and food safety solutions for food and beverage industries, now offers BactoCEASE® NV OR Liquid as part of its buffered vinegar food safety solutions line.

Cargill Invests in Food Innovation Centers

Investment in food, nutrition and food safety could help customers anticipate market forces and shifting consumer values

December 20, 2016

Two new centers join regional food research and innovation centers in Campinas, Brazil; Vilvoorde, Belgium; Beijing, China; and Wichita, Kan.

Consumers Still Express Concern About GMOs

Though they are more educated about GMOs, consumers find reason to question their safe use in foods and beverages

December 19, 2016

As awareness grows more consumers recognize that GMOs have benefits in producing better and more resilient crops, but for many of those aware the benefits don’t outweigh their worry, making GMOs the fastest growing food additive concern, according to new NPD Group research.

HPP: Culinary Meets Tech

What research chefs need to know about high pressure processing

Kirsten Benneter Liz Chan John Shackelford

November 15, 2016

Nowhere is the technological culinary revolution more evident than in methods such as sous-vide and High Pressure Processing (HPP)—sometimes referred to as High Pressure Pasteurization.

Q&A: Dan Zakri, Director of New Product Development, Sandridge

A new product development director’s perspective on fresh food formulation, shelf life and food safety

November 14, 2016

Prepared Foods talks with Dan Zakri, director of new product development at Sandridge Food Corp., a Medina, Ohio, processor of refrigerated entrees, sides, salads, soups and more for retail, in-store deli and foodservice channels.

Supermarket Restaurant-Style Foods and Food Safety

In-store dining and take-out of prepared foods from grocers has grown nearly 30% since 2008

September 26, 2016

NPD Group, which has tracked food safety concerns in the US since 2001, indicates that in 2006, 66% agreed with the statement that foods sold in supermarkets are safe, and in 2016 (thru August) only 58% of adults agree with the statement.

Foodborne Illness, Food Safety Webinar

Roka Bioscience to co-present industry webinar

September 8, 2016

Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, will launch a new technology-based environmental auditing program during a co-presented webcast titled: Play FDA for a day: Criminalization of foodborne illness & what you can do to protect your company.

Nestlé Expands Quality Assurance Facility

Increased capacity, efficiency and analytic tools help Nestlé continue to provide consumers with trustworthy products

August 11, 2016

NQAC Dublin is now the largest and most sophisticated testing facility in the Nestlé network and possibly the world.

Food Safety and Microbiological Problems

Major food recalls in 2015 reveal persistent problems with listeria and allergen contaminations

August 10, 2016

Microbiological problems and undeclared allergens caused the major food recalls in 2015, continuing a pattern that has now persisted for well over two years, according to the latest food recall report by SAGE Food Safety Consultants.