Food Contamination (Health and Safety) News

Enventure to help optimize MRO inventory and enhance plant operations for specialized food manufacture in the US

The client is specialized in manufacturing a complete range of yogurt products such as dairy, non-dairy, plant-based, and oat milk. Its products include a variety of Greek or strained, yogurt cups, flips, drinks, and children's snacks, dairy-based coffee creamers, as well as plant-based products made with organic oats or coconut. With the manufacturing setup in the US and spread across 1,000,000 ...

Dec. 4, 2020

By Enventure Engineering

EPA Announces Proposed Updates to List of Pests of Significant Health Importance

On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the release of an updated list of pests of significant health importance for public review and comment. 85 Fed. Reg. 70146. EPA, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), identifies pests of ...

Nov. 11, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Tidy Planet signs exclusive distribution deal and brings new rotary boilers to UK

Organic waste and Waste-to-Energy (WtE) solutions specialist Tidy Planet has signed a contract which makes the firm the UK’s sole distributor of Sugimat’s WtE boilers, for a further five years. The extension of this industry partnership now also sees Tidy Planet able to offer the company’s latest combustion technology – the Horizon+ rotary boiler – to the UK waste ...

Oct. 27, 2020

By Tidy Planet Limited

Tidy Planet signs exclusive distribution deal and brings new rotary boilers to UK

Organic waste and Waste-to-Energy (WtE) solutions specialist Tidy Planet has signed a contract which makes the firm the UK’s sole distributor of Sugimat’s WtE boilers, for a further five years. The extension of this industry partnership now also sees Tidy Planet able to offer the company’s latest combustion technology – the Horizon+ rotary boiler – to the UK waste ...

Oct. 27, 2020

By Tidy Planet Limited

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and Protecting Families and Workers in Puerto Rico from Exposure Risks

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) takes place later this month and is recognized in Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States. NLPPW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the agencies, approximately 3.6 million ...

Oct. 12, 2020

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and Protecting Children, Families and Workers from Exposure Hazards

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) takes place this year from October 25th through the 31st. The week of recognition is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of NLPPW is to encourage organized, local community events, and to ...

Oct. 7, 2020

By Clark Seif Clark Inc.

42 Inline Magnets Keep Baby Food Metal Free

A German baby food producer has purchased forty-two (42) stainless-steel Inline Magnets to remove tramp ferrous metal. The food-producer has installed the 42 magnetic separators in all their European manufacturing ...

Oct. 6, 2020

By Bunting - Redditch

EHEDG Membership for Bunting

Bunting has joined the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) following a rise in magnetic separator and metal detector projects for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) was founded in 1989 as a non-profit consortium of equipment manufacturers, food producers, suppliers to the food industry, research ...

Aug. 19, 2020

By Bunting - Redditch

Potential Exposure Risks to Acrylamide Discussed in New Online Video

Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses potential exposures to acrylamide for workers and the general public. “Workers in a number of industries could potentially be exposed to acrylamide,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and Associates and the IAQ Video Network. ...

Jul. 26, 2020

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Don`t take any risks and avoid having a contamination!

The lockdown is now behind us. Your activity is going back to normal. It’s not easy to meet growing demand while implementing new hygiene measures: social distancing, additional protective equipment, increased frequency of disinfection. All this leaves little time and resources for thorough cleaning. We heard these last few months how disinfection important is but let us remind you that it ...

Jul. 6, 2020

By Realco S.A.

Preventing bacterial contamination on your installations is essential!

Stoppage? 1, 2, 3 weeks or more of inactivity give to bacteria enough time to feed on any organic residues and form a biofilm, which then becomes mature and therefore dangerous. Some batches of food produced in such conditions can be severely contaminated (by Listeria monocytogenes for example). Overworked? You’ve felt the full force of the coronavirus crisis by juggling overwork and ...

Jul. 6, 2020

By Realco S.A.

ERM-BB125: a new Certified Reference Material for Fipronil in Egg

In 2017, millions of eggs have been recalled from sale after notifications in the Rapid alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the insecticide fipronil was detected in eggs. Several hundred farmers, food producers and supermarkets withdrew millions of eggs and egg products from the shelves around Europe. The crisis affected most of the EU countries and 19 non-EU ...

May 14, 2020

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Food Safety: Aerzen has the ISO 22000

AERZEN has the ISO 22000. The certificate is valid for all blowers, screw blowers and compressors built by the traditional company AERZEN at its headquarters in Lower Saxony. The management system for food safety unifies the standards landscape at international level. AERZEN is one of the first companies in the compressed air industry worldwide to comply with ISO 22000 - and, thus, underlines the ...

Apr. 21, 2020

By Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH

A new certified reference material for aflatoxins in paprika powder: ERM-BD286

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) releases a new certified reference material (CRM) for aflatoxins in paprika powder. Aflatoxins are toxic substances formed by moulds. Effective consumer protection depends on food surveillance by reliable analytical methods in combination with quality control through reference materials.Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of moulds. They are ...

Feb. 25, 2020

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

ERM-CE102: a new certified reference material for polybrominated flame retardants in fish

PBDEs are toxic and endocrine-disruptive substances that have to be monitored in the environment (EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC) and in food (Commission Recommendation 2014/118/EU). Despite the ban and restriction on their production and use since 15 years, PBDEs are bio-accumulative contaminants still found ubiquitously in our environment and food. They are regulated by the EU Water ...

Jan. 30, 2020

By European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

AOAC approves Neogen’s Reveal 3-D for Peanut

Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its Reveal 3-D for Peanut test, which is designed to help prevent peanut residues from contaminating foods not intended to contain peanuts. The AOAC’s Performance TestedSM Method Certification (No. 111901) provides independent validation of the ability of the Reveal 3-D for Peanut test to ...

Nov. 25, 2019

By Neogen Corporation

Sunlight Degrades Polystyrene Much Faster Than Expected

Polystyrene persists in the environment for millennia, according to some international governmental agencies. This estimate is based on the amount of time required for microbes to break down the plastic. But now researchers have challenged this common assumption with the finding that sunlight can break down polystyrene over a much shorter time scale, from decades to centuries. They report their ...

Oct. 18, 2019

By American Chemical Society (ACS)

Transformer 10mva Hermetic Type with Radiators for Food Industry

Celme supllied one 10MVA hermetic type transformer with radiators. Our customer is one of the leading player in food industry; it was requested a punctual deep knowledge to meet both mechanical and electrical requirements. Celme is very proud of this supplied uncommon solution. A thank-you to all who have been involved in such challenging ...

Sep. 20, 2019

By Celme S.r.l.

New application note: Continuous measurement of radon concentration in water with Radon Exchange Module 1

The ALARA precautionary principle (As Low As Reasonably Possible) is the golden rule of radiation protection in the field of Risk Analysis science. This rule is applied to the exposure of individuals to radioactivity; this exposure must be low to be protected against health risks. Prolonged exposure to high-level ionizing radiation, such as radon gas, can bring serious health risks, especially ...

Sep. 11, 2019

By Bertin Instruments

Hygienic easy to clean food processing equipment market dynamics and insights over 2019-2025

Increasing awareness about food hygiene and sanitation is expected to drive hygienic easy to clean food processing equipment market size over the forecast period. The complexities of the food processing equipment make it hard for timely cleaning, as it takes longer time to dissemble the equipment on a regular basis. Introduction of easy to clean food processing equipment not only reduces the ...

Sep. 4, 2019

By CMFE Research

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