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Idaho Milk Products Achieves SQF 2000 Level 3 Certification

Idaho Milk Products, Inc., earned Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 certification, the highest level of certification possible within the SQF Program, during its recent three-day audit by the National Science Foundation (NSF). ...More
May 22, 2012
Posted in News
Food Safety Friday: This Week’s Top 5

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a quick rundown of the most popular food-safety stories trending this week. From faux pas to high fives, this week had it all. ...More
May 18, 2012
Posted in Blog
ADM Opens Isolated Soy Protein Plant

Archer Daniels Midland Company opened its commercial-scale plant to produce its signature CLARISOY product, a transparent, isolated soy protein that offers clarity and high-quality protein nutrition. Production is expected to begin in June. ...More
May 16, 2012
Posted in News
Sliming the Food Industry

The recent “pink slime” frenzy is just the latest in a series of fear-driven attacks on the food industry. All of this has become fodder for various interests vying to grab the microphone to blame modern food processing for all the ills of the world. ...More
May 11, 2012 By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog, Colors
Grain Processing Corp. Opens Solutions Center

Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) announced the opening of its new solutions center located in the technical development center at GPC headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa. ...More
May 9, 2012
Posted in News
World Food Processing Acquires Soy Protein Isolate Facility

World Food Processing has acquired Kerry Flavors and Ingredients’s soy protein isolate manufacturing facility in Turtle Lake, Wis. The acquisition allows the company to expand its fingerprint in providing traceable non-GMO and organic ingredients to a growing industry. ...More
May 9, 2012
Posted in News
‘Pink Slime’ Maker Beef Products Inc. Closes 3 Plants

Beef Products Inc., the maker of lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) dubbed “pink slime" by the media and critics of its use, announced it would permanently shutter operations in three of its four operating plants. The announcement comes after the company could not recover ...More
May 8, 2012
Posted in News
Educating The Next Generation of Food Scientists

The food science sector is predicted to grow by 16% through 2018, and ensuring there are enough qualified food scientists is important for the health and well-being of the population. And it all begins with providing high-school science teachers more tools and know-how for ...More
May 1, 2012
Posted in News
Coca-Cola Admits Chlorine Contamination in China Facility

Coca-Cola has temporarily halted production at a bottling plant in China’s Shanxi Province after the company admitted nine batches of its products were contaminated by chlorine in February during a routine maintenance procedure. ...More
April 30, 2012
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USDA Launches Fruit, Vegetable Webinar Series

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Fruit and Vegetable Program launched a series of free and interactive webinars designed to help its customers in the produce industry conduct their daily business by providing practical information about the services and ...More
April 30, 2012
Posted in News