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Top Story
Tortilla Maker Linked to Student Illnesses
Chicago-based Del Rey Tortilleria found itself blasted all over the front page of USA Today
this week in the first part of an investigation by the newspaper into food safety and the school lunch program. The extensive report alleges Del Rey's flour tortillas made 70 children sick at a Racine, Wis., school in 2007, as well as similar outbreaks at more than a dozen schools in two other states. Despite repeated Food and Drug Administration investigations and warning about insect infestation, improper sanitation and suspect operating procedures, local school and health officials essentially were in the blind about what was making their children violently sick. The report also was critical of the Food and Drug Administration as well as the school cafeteria's operator. Here's the
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From the Editor's Desk
Del Rey Finds Itself in Taco Hell
Dan Malovany doesn't
know if there is such a thing called "damage control" for Del Rey Tortillera after reading the Nov. 17 cover story on its investigation into food safety and the nation's school lunch programs. Particularly damaging is the image of Del Rey Tortillas next to a photo of students after they've puked their brains out from tacos. Maybe even more troubling is the report that local health officials in Racine, Wis., only found out after the outbreak that the Chicago-based company "had a long history of making children sick," according to article on the front page of USA Today.
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Exclusive Operations Report
Sanitary Design as an Enabler of Food Safety (Part 4)
Proactively working to enhance food safety, a group of sanitation professionals from the nation's top food companies last year began to share ideas on improving food safety through equipment design enhancements. This group, now known as the Grocery Manufacturers Association's Sanitary Design Working Group, modified the AMI Ten Principles of Equipment Design to adapt them to low-moisture foods and further enhance equipment designs for all processors, their suppliers and co-manufacturers. SF&WB Operations Weekly
asked the facilitator of that group, Joe Stout, global director, product protection and hygienic design for Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft Foods, to share the group's findings. Here's the final installment on the "10 Principles of Equipment Design for Low-moisture Foods." more
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Equipment, Systems & Components
Check Out This Fall's Lineup of New Equipment
Here's the latest in new conveyors, dryers, ovens and more that can help bakers and snack producers increase capacity, reduce downtime, improve production flexibility and streamline their overall operations.
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Advances in Ingredient Technology
Warm Up to These New Ingredients
In the drive for new product innovation, producers of premium snacks and upscale baked goods are searching for creative ways to add excitement to their current product portfolios. Here are some of the hot ingredients that are meeting consumer demand for wholesome products.
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People & Promotions
Barry Callebaut Selects New Supply Chain Chief
Cocoa and chocolate producer Barry Callebaut has named Ken Cotich as vice president of the company's operations and supply chain organization for the Americas region. Cotich was most recently vice president of sales-corporate accounts for the Chicago-based company. He joined Barry Callebaut in 2004, and previously held operations and engineering positions with D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co. and Frito-Lay.
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Happy Thanksgiving
SF&WB's Operations Weekly Will Not Publish Next Week
The staff at Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery would like to wish every one of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving. We won't be publishing our e-newsletter next week, but we plan on eating lots of stuffing and dinner rolls, as well as extra portions of apple and pumpkin pie.
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