Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) has paid $1.5 million in civil money penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the company employed at least 102 children in hazardous occupations.
The use of Methyloxolane, a plant-based solvent, has been authorized in Europe for the production of food ingredients as a substitute for hexane, which is derived from petroleum. The Minafin Group’s EcoXtract® brand supplies Methyloxolane solvent for the extraction of oils, vegetable proteins, and natural ingredients.
The Partnership for Food Safety Education, host of the 2023 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC), has announced new, pre-conference workshops, with continuing education units (CEUs) being offered for attendance.
UK-based potato packers Cockerill have purchased four additional Key Technology Herbert OCULUS optical sorters for whole potatoes, which automate defect removal to improve production efficiencies while ensuring final product quality.
Biotech group Novozymes is making the change from classic filtration of its industrial enzyme liquids to a raslysation system from Danish company Lyras, which inactivates microbial contaminants in liquid foods using ultraviolet (UV) technology. Raslysation can be used as a substitute for the pasteurization of foods such as brine, whey, juice, iced tea, and many other liquids.
Atkore’s Calbrite NEMA 4X/UL listed box covers provide superior strength and corrosion resistance with multiple wiring device accommodation for applications in harsh environments
Key Technology has introduced the enhanced Herbert OCULUS optical sorter for whole potatoes. Ideal for fresh market potatoes or whole potatoes prior to processing, the enhanced system improves performance to better find and remove potatoes with defects.
Food packaging manufacturer Sabert Corporation has announced that it intends to eliminate all intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its full product portfolio by the end of 2023.
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