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Urschel Thailand moves to larger facility

Urschel (Thailand) Limited has moved into a larger facility in a newly constructed building in Bangkok. The new facility was needed to accommodate growth the company has experienced since starting Urschel Thailand in 2004. The two-story area features a spacious conference room, open office area, parts service center, a well-equipped product test cutting facility, and plenty of parking for visitors, said Urschel. The parts service center enables authorized Urschel inspection and repair of critical components…  » Read more

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Ready Pac plant earns SQF certification

Ready Pac Foods announced that its Swedesboro, N.J. fresh foods processing facility received SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 3 certification, the highest certification possible. This achievement means that all of Ready Pac’s processing facilities have satisfied the certification’s rigorous food safety and quality requirements. “Ready Pac implemented the stringent SQF certification program system-wide to develop standardized and harmonized quality systems that align with our customers’ food safety and quality needs,” said Tristan Simpson, director of…  » Read more

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Sormac sells 100th knife peeler

The result of cooperation between German Hepro and Sormac is the production of the 100th KP-60/HS knife peeler. It was supplied to Australian Reactive Engineering in the summer of 2012. The 50th knife peeler was also produced for this Australian company.

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Dole sells assets, will focus on fresh

Stockholders of Dole Food Company have approved the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to ITOCHU Corporation for $1.685 billion. The transaction has already received required regulatory approval in six of seven reviewing countries, and both Dole and ITOCHU are continuing to work toward consummating the sale by December 31, subject to final regulatory approval from China. The consummation of the sale will result in a substantial portion of Dole’s operations…  » Read more

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Update: FDA not sure when food facility registration will open

A spokesperson for the FDA says the agency doesn't know yet when it will begin accepting food facility registrations as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under FSMA, all domestic and foreign facilities manufacturing, processing, packing or holding food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. are mandated to register with FDA between now and Dec. 31. In the past, registration was voluntary. Registration was supposed to open Oct. 1, but it…  » Read more

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Set to open today, FDA’s mandatory registration for food facilities not ready yet

While today marks the start of the three-month window for food facilities to meet mandatory registration requirements with the FDA, the government has announced that the website isn’t ready. Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), all domestic and foreign facilities manufacturing, processing, packing or holding food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. are mandated to register with FDA between now and Dec. 31. In the past, registration was voluntary. It’s not clear…  » Read more

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Quality Assurance Depends on Equipment, Systems

Welcome to the world of quality assurance (QA) in fresh-cut produce. Regulators mandate it, customers expect it and fresh-cut processors and shippers understand they have to find better ways to provide it. “If you found a blueberry in with the cranberries, it wasn’t a big deal,” said Bret Larreau, manager of business development for Key Technologies, remembering the days when “inspection” meant sorting produce by hand on a conveyor belt. “But any more, there’s just…  » Read more

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Crunch Pak completes expansion in Cashmere, Wash.

Crunch Pak has completed a major expansion at its Cashmere, Wash., plant. The project expanded the company’s processing and loading facility space by 39,000 square feet, said company President and CEO John Graden.  Half of the additional space will be used for finished product storage and shipping, with the rest for processing. The new space will enable the company to handle approximately 1 million pounds of raw product per week. Also part of the expansion…  » Read more

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New Product Roundup: What’s new from the fresh-cut industry

Check out what's new in products and solutions from around the fresh-cut produce industry. Here's the latest from Ready Pac, Triangle Packaging Machinery, Key Technology, 3M Food Safety, Turatti, Schober, CombiScale, Douglas Washing & Sanitizing Systems, ScoringAg, Eagle Packaging, FTNON, Crunch Pak, Zebra, Baumer and ThermoWorks.   Ready Pac offers Disney-themed meals Ready Pac has introduced new Disney-themed Mini Meals and Salads designed specifically for children ages 6-12. Salads come in pizza, taco, Caesar and…  » Read more

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