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Recall Communications — How To Interact Effectively With The FDA
4/21/2017
Unfortunately, food recalls aren’t a matter of “if one happens,” they are a matter of “when one happens.” And when one happens to your company, will you be able to quickly and effectively communicate it with the FDA? This article will illustrate the recall process and offer suggestions to help you get through it.
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Building & Maintaining A Strong Food Product Portfolio
4/20/2017
When it comes to developing a new food product, there are two main categories: new-to-market concepts and new flavors of existing products. Of the two, new flavors often require less legwork to make the sale, but the innovative products (if done properly) may have the larger return on investment. Both categories of products are risky though, in their own ways. This column will weigh each approach and offer insights to help you bring new products to your portfolio.
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Titration Theory And Practice
4/18/2017
The aim of this booklet is to explore titration from a historical, theoretical and practical point of view, dealing first with preset end-point titration then with inflection-point titration. We look at common applications and give useful advice on how to choose between techniques and get the best results.
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Color Measurement In Brewing With DR6000
4/18/2017
Color measurement is becoming more and more important in the brewing industry as awareness Of quality increases.
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DR6000 In The Brewing Industry: Important Methods In Accordance With MEBAK And ASBC
4/18/2017
Compliance and consistent high quality are two of the key goals within the beverage industry. Hach® provides support for these goals through comprehensive analyses of water and beer.
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Improving Compliance Through Real-Time Phosphorus Control
4/18/2017
Levels of phosphorus, a chemical element that promotes organic growth, must be controlled in wastewater coming from beverage, food and dairy processing plants.
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Practical Tools For Getting Ahead Of Food Fraud
4/6/2017
Food fraud, or Economically Motivated Adulteration (EMA), costs the food industry billions of dollars annually. Fraudsters intentionally misrepresent the true identity of food ingredients, artificially enhancing them with illegal dyes, concealing the use of undeclared banned biocides, or palming off counterfeits while evading detection. But, you can fight food fraud with powerful proactive tools that can help you anticipate and reduce your company’s vulnerability to EMA.
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8 Ways Aging Software Harms Food Businesses
3/30/2017
When was the last time you upgraded your ERP system? If you’re like your peers, then the answer is “not in recent memory.” This paper outlines eight reasons to continuously update your business software.
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Rapid Pathogen Detection Methods — What To Consider
3/23/2017
Rapid methods of pathogen testing have been gaining acceptance in the food industry. Recent advances in technology result in faster detection and identification of pathogens, more convenient, more sensitive, more reproducible, and more specific than conventional methods. This article will detail several rapid pathogen detection methods, their benefits, and offer guidance to which ones your company should choose.
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Food Defense Requires A Collaborative Offense
3/21/2017
Bridging the gaps between the food industry and law enforcement, along with creating long-lasting, mutually-beneficial partnerships is essential in food defense efforts. This article will explain some of those efforts, their benefits, and how the food industry can continue to collaborate to protect the food supply chain.