Eliminating Hygienic Hazards – Sanitary Plant Design

“Eliminating Hygienic Hazards” Smart planning and utilization of sanitary plant design principles can save processors time, money, embarrassment, and even their business. Originally published in:   Click here to download full PDF version as published in Food Engineering By now, say the name Blue Bell, and the first thought in most people’s minds isn’t ice…

FSS 45DC™: Direct Food Contact Certification

FSS 45DC™: Direct Food Contact Certification Coating Extraction Tests SAMPLE DESCRIPTION: The Client submitted a cured black polyurea coating identified as FSS 45DC™. REQUEST: Determine compliance of the coating to 21CFR 175.300 for contact with nonacid aqueous food products, under high temperature heat-sterilized use conditions. METHOD: The sample was subjected to the extraction test outlined in…

Reshaping Food Processing Plants

“‘Reshaping’ Processing Plants to Reduce Risk of Listeria and other Contaminants” Originally published in:   Click here to download full PDF article as seen in Food Manufacturing Online With news of more food processing facilities pulling product off the market and being temporarily shuttered due to potential contamination from Listeria Monocytogenes, the issue of plant sanitation,…