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DeltaTrak introduces FlashLink USB data loggers
DeltaTrak, a provider of cold chain management, food safety and environmental monitoring solutions, has released its new FlashLink USB PDF Reusable Data Loggers.Temperature verification is an important part of effective facility, equipment and proces... more
Potatoes USA adds Spud Nation manager, food truck chef
Potatoes USA has hired Alex Cooper of Bethesda, Maryland, as manager of its Spud Nation food truck expansion into Washington, D.C., and the surrounding Mid-Atlantic area. Cooper's most recent role was as the events director for the D.C., Maryland and... more
Side Delights promotions set for summer
Fresh Solutions Network (FSN) is launching summer promotions for each month of the season, with Side Delights June Meet Your New Flame," July's "Star Spangled Steamables" and August's "Grill ✓ Potatoes ✓."Fresh Solutions Network is laun... more
AMS updates user fees
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has published 2016 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and ... more
FDA hosting public meetings on FSMA implementation
The FDA will host three one-day public meetings, entitled FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Focus on Strategic Implementation of Prevention-Oriented Import Safety Programs." The public meetings will be held in different regions throughout the U.S. t... more
IFIC names new president
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) has named Joseph Clayton president and CEO, effective July 11. Clayton also will serve as CEO of the IFIC Foundation.Clayton is currently the interim president of the American Frozen Food Institute (A... more
Digi launches wireless temperature monitoring system
Digi International has introduced Digi Honeycomb, a service that continuously and wirelessly monitors the temperature of perishable goods. The monitoring system provides alerts and warnings of equipment irregularities and temperature analytics.A subs... more
Potato plant boosts defenses against attacks
Potato plants boost the chemical defenses in their leaves when Guatemalan tuber moth larvae feed on their tubers, according to researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI).The potato's response protects against leaf-eating pes... more
Rutgers hosts FSMA training in preventive controls
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) has scheduled training in Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) at the Kearny Point Industrial Park on June 8-10. The course includes 20 hours of classroom instruction over two and a half days.Participants... more
Syngenta names new CEO
Syngenta has appointed J. Erik Fyrwald as chief executive officer effective June 1. He succeeds John Ramsay who has been ad interim CEO since November 2015.Fyrwald is currently president and CEO of the U.S. chemistry distribution company Univar Inc."... more
