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Worker Safety

OSHA Penalizes Hanover Foods for Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, Plant Safety Violations

April 25, 2024
More than 70 violations were observed, and the administration has assessed more than $761,000 in penalties to the vegetable and snacks processor.
Regulatory Compliance

School Nutrition Standards Cut Added Sugars, Some Sodium; Chocolate Milk Survives

April 24, 2024
USDA has announced final updates to the school nutrition standards; tremendous amount of feedback on February 2023 proposal helps to save flavored milk from the chopping block...
Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

Avian Influenza Case Wipes Out Nearly 2 Million Birds at Cal-Maine Texas Facility

April 3, 2024
Production has been halted and more than 1.9 million birds culled at Parmer County egg facility after HPAI was found to have infiltrated the flock.
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Energy Efficiency

Unilever Ice Cream Wins $21 Million from DoE To Reduce Carbon Emissions

March 26, 2024
Four of its U.S. plants will replace natural gas boilers with electric boilers and industrial heat pumps using waste heat recovery.
Environmental

Campbell’s Napoleon, Ohio, Plant Facing Wastewater Discharge Lawsuits

March 21, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Justice as well as two environmental groups have filed suits alleging the plant wastewater exceeds allowable pollutant levels into the Maumee River and eventually...
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Color

California Goes After Seven More Food Additives in Latest Proposal

March 14, 2024
Assembly bill would ban seven food dyes — again including titanium dioxide — from use in foods offered in California’s public schools.
Environmental

Missouri Politicians Seek Ways to Keep Missouri Prime Beef Open

March 8, 2024
Closure of the facility would cost the region more than 300 jobs, but lawmakers understand that protecting the local waterways is just as crucial.
Environmental

Beverage facility reduces water intake with advanced wastewater recovery and reuse project

March 7, 2024
Learn how a leading Food & Beverage dairy manufacturer in the United States achieved a total water savings of 35.6 MMUSG/yr using Veolia’s ZeeWeed Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology...
Bases, Seasonings, Powders

FDA Finds Lead in More Cinnamon Products, Recommends Voluntary Recall

March 7, 2024
Six ground cinnamon brands identified as having elevated lead levels, leading agency to also remind industry of its requirements in keeping foods free of contaminants.
Courtesy of California Dairy Research Foundation
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Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

California Awards Nearly $18 Million in Grants to Reduce Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jan. 19, 2024
Fifteen projects to reduce methane production or capture methane on dairy farms were awarded the grants.
Environmental

Missouri Prime Beef Packers Withdraws Application for Wastewater Discharge into River

Jan. 5, 2024
Permit application likely would have been denied after community, environmental groups voiced concerns over Pomme De Terre watershed’s current pollution levels.
Food Safety

Food Safety 2023 in the Rear View Mirror

Dec. 20, 2023
The past year brought food safety challenges and change, maybe most importantly a revamp of the FDA.
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Plant Expansion

Pennsylvania Meat Processor Alpine Wurst & Meat House Expands, Adds HPP Equipment

Dec. 20, 2023
The Honesdale, Pa., processor had been using a third-party toller for its high-pressure processing needs, but decided to invest in expanding its facility and installing its own...