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More Beans To Count
August 20, 2010 4:47 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsFaribault Foods demonstrates how progressive strategies focused on equipment investment and consumer trends can help cut costs and capitalize on opportunities. The units above have been added to help Faribault Foods better manager their water and natural gas usage rates.
Send In The Clones
August 20, 2010 4:44 am | by Lindsey Coblentz, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsAll you Star Wars fans out there know all about cloning. In Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones , an entire army of clones was engineered from the DNA of highly skilled bounty hunter Jango Fett. The clones’ genetic material made them bigger, better and stronger, resulting in one of the most infamous armies in movie history.
Modified Oysters Are Oil-Free, But Pricey
August 20, 2010 4:34 am | News | CommentsGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year. And unlike many oysters across the Gulf Coast, ruined by BP's massive oil spill and the fresh water poured in to fight it, Supan's oysters are all alive.
$1 Million Of Food Seized From Rodent Infested Warehouse
August 20, 2010 4:31 am | News | CommentsATLANTA (AP) — Authorities seized nearly $1 million worth of cookies, crackers and other packaged food that was bound for jails and prisons throughout the Southeast after rodents were found at an unlicensed Georgia warehouse, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday. The Mid-States Services Inc.
Sugar Beet Ruling May Affect Nation's Sugar Supply
August 20, 2010 4:27 am | News | CommentsDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge's ruling halting planting of genetically modified sugar beet seeds has left growers feeling uncertain as they wait for federal officials to decide the next step for a crop that provides half of the nation's sugar supply. Duane Grant, chairman of the board at the Boise, Idaho-based Snake River Sugar Co.
Family Finds Dead Mouse In Milk
August 20, 2010 4:23 am | News | CommentsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky family has sued Wal-Mart, saying they found a dead mouse in a milk container the family had been drinking from for three days. The Courier-Journal reported that Robert and Rosalind Grant and their 23-month-old granddaughter sought medical attention and treatment in May after finding the mouse.
Salmonella Outbreak Likely To Grow
August 20, 2010 4:20 am | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and led to the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs from one Iowa firm will likely grow, federal health officials said Thursday. That's because illnesses occurring after mid-July may not be reported yet, said Dr.
Israeli Comapny To Buy U.S. Soybean Plant
August 20, 2010 4:17 am | News | CommentsSOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska (AP) — An Israeli company is making its first production foray in the United States by buying a soybean processing plant in northeast Nebraska. The wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Solbar Industries Ltd. is buying the former Green Planet Farms plant in South Sioux City for $16 million, pending federal regulatory review.
UVA Masterbatch
August 19, 2010 6:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Ultraviolet-light Absorber Masterbatch for thin gauge polyolefin films is designed to protect packaged contents from UV light damage. The product screens a broad range of UV light wavelengths from 280 to 380 nm, while blooming less than conventional systems and reducing the occurence of white residue on packages.
Cold Store Room Sliding Door
August 19, 2010 6:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe KSL 80 Cold Store Room Sliding Door is designed with a hygienic 100 percent stainless steel rail. Options include vision panels, electric power, special FS 3000 coating and a pressure compensation valve. Other product features include: Double grease-resistant APTK microcellular rubber insert on 3 sides Coil galvanized Z275 corrosive protection Angular hardware inside emergency lever USDA approved Mires Industries LLC, 3350 Center Grove Dr.
USDA Tries To Make Fruit Taste Better
August 18, 2010 12:25 pm | Videos | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted universities $6 million to try to make fruit more appealing to your taste buds.
Compostable Chip Bag Is Louder Than A Lawnmower
August 18, 2010 12:21 pm | Videos | CommentsIt turns out being environmentally friendly may have a price. Sun Chips compostable packaging disintegrates within 14 weeks, but the bag is being criticized for being too loud. Potato Chip Technology That Destroys Your Hearing from heathaplexVISION on Vimeo.
Oceans Of Shrimp With No Buyers
August 18, 2010 12:15 pm | Videos | CommentsWaters have been reopened, but some Alabama shrimpers say fear is keeping the customers from biting.
Americans Crave Spicier Foods
August 18, 2010 12:11 pm | Videos | CommentsThe McCormick Spice company reports that people consume almost a billion pounds of spices a year. An ethnically diverse culture may contribute to changing taste buds and the craving for spicier foods.
Ukraine Milk Company Powered By 4,000 Cows
August 18, 2010 4:57 am | Articles | CommentsJENBACH, Austria — Cow manure is being converted to energy at the first biogas cogeneration plant in the Ukraine. The facility, which is powered by 4,000 cows and a GE (NYSE: GE) Jenbacher gas engine, has recently completed nine months of successful operation at the Ukrainian Milk Company Ltd.
Hands-On Decision: Picking The Right Glove For Your Facility
August 18, 2010 4:56 am | Articles | CommentsThere are many different types of gloves available that deliver the safety, sanitary and user comfort standards demanded by the food processing industry. Each material composition offers it’s own collection of positives and negatives, with the final decision based primarily on user comfort and cost.
Cheese Products Recalled Due To Metal-Tainted Ingredients
August 18, 2010 4:49 am | News | CommentsTOKYO, Aug. 18 (Kyodo) — Cheese maker Union Cheese Co. and two other cheese distributors said Wednesday they will voluntarily recall some of their cheese products in the wake of Meiji Dairies Corp.'s recall on Monday after finding metallic pieces in cheese ingredients imported from Germany.
Brewery Hopes To Keep Returnable Bottles
August 18, 2010 4:45 am | News | CommentsST. MARYS, Pa. (AP) — For years, it was the way breweries did business: sell bottles, then take back the empties. It just made sense, especially to folks weaned in the lean days of the Great Depression and World War II, that bottles should be scrubbed and refilled, not thrown away.
Farmer Pushes Genetically Modified Crops
August 18, 2010 4:36 am | News | CommentsPORDENONE, Italy (AP) — Giorgio Fidenato has made a habit of carrying a raw ear of yellow corn and taking a hearty bite whenever a camera is in sight. It's a provocation. The Italian farmer's corn is genetically modified, grown surreptitiously in fields in the northeast not far from the Austrian and Slovene borders.
Cranberry Production To Rise 6 Percent
August 18, 2010 4:33 am | News | CommentsBOSTON (AP) — The nation's cranberry crop is on track this year to become the second largest on record, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. The USDA's annual cranberry forecast calls for 7.35 million 100-pound barrels, up 6 percent from about 6.9 million barrels a year ago.
