Articles Tagged with ''food safety''

With a goal of helping reduce such illnesses, Chromatic Technologies Inc. has announced development of patent-pending ‘reveal inks’ that provide “return to fridge” reminders.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the opening of its new product contamination evaluation facility in Sugar Land, Tex. to help food and pharmaceutical manufacturers address safety and quality issues.

The National Food Lab, a consulting and testing firm, expands its product and process development capabilities by offering Tetra Pak’s Tetra Recart retortable cartons in its R&D Pilot Plant.

Especially designed to incorporate safety and sustainability in one package, Placon’s new Crystal Seal Tamper-Evident plastic thermoformed food containers are 100% recyclable with a patent-pending feature that helps minimize the potential of food tampering. The Tamper-Evident containers by Placon, a leading North American designer and thermoformer of custom and stock packaging, are available now in seven grab-and-go sizes from eight to 64 ounces.

PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is excited to announce it will team with B-to-B media company BNP Media to bring the latest iteration of the Food Safety Summit Resource Center to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23-25, 2013; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV).

Insignia Technologies has launched a new smart label aimed at improving customer confidence in the quality of their food while cutting down on unnecessary waste. Easily incorporated into any film lid, the label is activated when a packet is opened and triggers a timer that changes color as the food within loses freshness – meaning hungry fridge-raiders can tell straight away if their snack is out of date or not.

The BRC Global Standards Team presents the second series of the BRC Food Safety Americas annual conference in Orlando, FL, April 9-11. Once again, the Conference will deliver three days filled with insights and high-level, constructive knowledge share designed specifically to improve food safety management in retail, food service and manufacturing environments throughout the Americas.

When it comes to food packaging, food safety and quality are the top priorities. Even though there are sufficient food packaging regulations, standards and guidelines in place to protect consumers, there is still room to go above and beyond industry standards to improve food safety and quality. At GSC Packaging, we are looking to the pharmaceutical industry for inspiration on raising the bar on food safety and quality.

Wildeck premieres new four-post VRC design that includes, as standard, the company’s full-featured AutoSenz® D-Series Overload Detection System. According to Hue Schlegel, director of marketing at Wildeck, “The 4XLift sets a new standard for heavy material lifting and has more available safety features than any other 4-post VRC on the market today.”