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Many aspects of mixing equipment for snack and bakery applications, including doughs and batters, continue to evolve, including more automated controls, better sanitary design, vacuum/pressure capabilities and shorter cycling times.

Key Technology introduced its VERYX belt-fed digital sorters. Like the chute-fed VERYX sorters introduced in 2015, the new belt-fed VERYX sorters set new standards of performance.

A pizza crust & breadstick company replaces old-fashioned flexible connectors with BFM fittings to improve cleanliness, safety and efficiency.

Due to four new confirmed illnesses, General Mills is adding additional flour production dates to the previously announced U.S. retail flour recall that was originally announced on May 31, 2016.

Preliminary testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a duck farm near St. Catharines, Ontario.

AIB International has added a soft cookie product profile to their lineup of Baking Process Kill Step Calculators.

Held for the first time in the Chicago area, the 18th Annual Food Safety Summit attracted nearly 1,700 food-safety professionals and more than 200 exhibitors.

Dansensor AS recently unveiled LeakProtego, a fully automated, leak testing system designed to help food processors detect micro leaks in individual modified atmosphere packages (MAP).

Efficient cold-chain management is vital to bakers and snack producers, as consumers demand products that are fresh and government regulations require food producers to ensure food safety. Product traceability is another factor impacting this area.

When it comes to baked goods and snacks, consumers increasingly look for products in resealable, standup pouches and flexible packaging. It boosts ease-of-use for consumers, and helps improve the ability to keep foods fresh. As a result, bakers and snack producers are helping retailers meet this demand by investing in equipment capable of making packaging with popular closures, such as press-to-close zippers and sliders.