Hope Foods, the Louisville, Colo.-based producer of Hope Hummus, established a new business unit—Hope Fresh—to bring the shelf-life extension and food safety technology to the broader food processing community.
Most recently, there has been a push by CPG companies toward certification of packaging suppliers. This promises to be a major theme at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2013, Sept. 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Redwood Hill Farm took their commitment to the goats one step further, helping each of these dairies achieve independent certification from the Humane Farm Animal Care Program.
Meyer Natural Foods, Loveland, Colo., launched a Humanely Handled program, designed to further strengthen Meyer’s strict standards for raising and producing cattle and establish a program that farmers and ranchers can use to produce the highest-quality beef in the most humane manner.
The use of container sanitizing equipment ensures that pathogens and other contaminants won’t get into the processing plant, where it can taint finished food products, tarnish brand names and even instigate recalls and litigation.
BioControl Systems, Bellevue, Wash., developed a new instrument and software platform that combines HACCP and hygiene monitoring with powerful program management capabilities.
When it comes to certifying your plants, where do you start? And which certification is best for your company, your products and your customers? This was just one of many problem-solving discussions at the 2013 Food Safety Exchange, sponsored by Mettler-Toledo, Columbus, Ohio.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. opened a new product contamination evaluation facility in Sugar Land, Texas, to help food manufacturers address safety and quality issues.