Americas: Sausage producer recalls product for packaging blunder
Zemco Industries Inc., a Buffalo, NY, establishment, is recalling approximately 106,800 pounds of smoked sausage due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S....
Americas: Oystar Group to present packaging machines at Pack Expo 2014
The Oystar Group packaging machine manufacturer will present machines with manifold uses for the food and beverage industry at the Pack Expo 2014 in...
Americas: SIG Combibloc invests €40M in Brazilian plant
An extrusion line at SIG Combibloc’s Brazilian packaging plant is now laminating unprocessed cardboard for the company’s carton packs on-site.
This milestone completes the modular...
Americas: Naturally Splendid receives initial production run of exclusive hemp-based omega 3 product
Naturally Splendid Enterprises has placed its first order with Boreal Technologies Inc. for one metric ton of their patented, hemp-based omega 3 product HempOmega.
The...
Americas: Interroll’s drum motor receives USDA equipment certification for food processing
Interroll says its asynchronous drum motor (models 113i, 138i, 165i and 217i) has recently gained approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...
Americas: Printpack to open new facility in the US
Printpack will open its new Rhinelander manufacturing facility in the US on Monday, August 11, 2014.
The new plant is part of the company’s reinvestment...
Did you know: How to choose the right probiotic for food applications?
Not all probiotics are created equal.
In fact, one probiotic strain has attributes that make it as different from another as day is to night.
Some...
Americas: Tyson Foods to sell Mexico and Brazil poultry businesses
Tyson Foods has reached a definitive agreement with JBS SA to sell its poultry businesses in Mexico and Brazil.
The transaction is valued at US$575...
Americas: The food industry can help consumers reduce their salt intake, association tells FNI
In an effort to help people better understand and limit their sodium intake, the American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a new awareness campaign...
Did You Know: How Halal food testing is done?
The dietary laws that forbid Jews and Muslims from consuming pork date back millennia, but when pork ingredients are included in food products, deliberately...