Thymly Products, a leading manufacturer of dry mix ingredients for bakeries, knows that food safety standards are more important than ever today. A recently metal detection equipment upgrade for large bulk products and packages proved to be just the right ingredient Thymly needed.
Despite frequent food safety outbreaks, a report from NPD Group indicates that concern levels about the safety of the U.S. food supply remain relatively constant with temporary spikes when news of an outbreak occurs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s finding it difficult to implement expansive new rules to improve food safety, citing a lack of money. This comes nearly two years after the law was signed. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says that the agency will soon issue new regulations to enforce the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) were sued for the months-long delay in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Advocates say the FDA missed important deadlines.
Sensient Colors, L.L.C., St. Louis, says its premium level of sourcing and quality standards for natural color safety result in custom colors that originate from strictly qualified global sources. The products are made under the highest levels of safety. The unit of Sensient Technologies supplies innovative food color and proprietary technologies using advanced technologies and color expertise.
Visiting what’s considered this country’s most sustainable production operation—Frito-Lay North America’s Casa Grande snack food plant—I was impressed, to say the least, by such a progressive place.
Click here to read a column from Jan Eudy of Cintas Corp. about selecting the proper personal protective equipment to meet the new safety standards governing the food industry.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., says the private and public sectors’ cooperation is the key to building success on global food safety. GMA executive vice president of policy and strategic planning Mary Sophos delivered a keynote address at a Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) public meeting relating to international food safety to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Though the bread market is a bit on the downswing, bakers are still on course with a bevy of new products, healthful ingredients, quality touches, artisan processes and more.
June 18, 2012
It’s golf season, and that means it’s State of the Industry time. Have things changed much since last year? The sluggish economy is still bearish and has had an effect on bakers, though they continue to iron out new products and spin old favorites.