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Current Features
  Using Integrated LIMS Solutions to Ensure Food Safety in Compliance with Current Legislation
Thermo Fisher Scientific

  HACCP Is No Longer Someone Else's Problem
By Jack Payne

  Eliminating "Out of Spec" Batches Can Save Ingredient Costs
By Del Williams

  Use of Air Curtains to Eliminate Houseflies in Facilities
Berner International Corporation

  Food Safety Testing Goes Molecular
By Sandra Luley, QIAGEN

  Simple Sanitation: Five Tips to Help Prevent Pests
By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., B.C.E., Orkin, LLC

  Analysis of 258 Pesticides in a Vegetable Matrix using Triple Quadrupole GC-MS/MS
Zicheng Yang and Kefei Wang, Bruker

  The Analysis of Baby Foods and Juices for Metals to Protect a Sensitive Population
Lee Davidowski, Ph.D., Zoe Grosser, Ph.D. and Praveen Sarojam, Ph.D., PerkinElmer, Inc.

  Reduce the Impact of Contamination Events with Rapid Microbial Methods
Scott Scdoris, Celsis Rapid Detection

  Measurement of Trace Elements in Malt Spirit Beverages by 7500cx ICP-MS
Glenn Woods, Agilent Technologies UK Ltd

  Lauric Arginate: A New Active Preservative Derived from Natural Materials
Vedesqa

  Fight Fall Bugs Safely With Botanicals
David Murphy, EcoSMART Technologies

  Focusing the Spotlight on Prevention
DeltaTRAK

  Codes and Standards Get Tougher, Greener
Danfoss

  Recent U.S. Legislation Raises the Safety Bar for Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Steve Diggines and Peter Walker, STICORP

  The Laboratory Data Revolution
Mike Weaver, The Weaver Group

  Understanding the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: What It Means for Your Company
By Scott Scdoris, Celsis Rapid Detection

  Extended Shelf Life Guarantees
Fischer Planning

  Say Goodbye to Biofilm with Enzymes
By Dominique Blackman, Realzyme

  Time Matters in the Detection of Microbial Contamination and the Prevention of Recalls
By Bret Barnhizer, NanoLogix

  Rapid Determination of Natamycin in Wine using HPLC Coupled with High-resolution Mass Spectrometry
By Adrian J. Charlton, The Food and Environment Research Agency and Michal Godula, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Helping Food Manufacturer Cuisine Solutions Meet Rigorous Safety, Quality and Traceability Requirements
By Plex Online

  Results of Food Packaging Design Tests
By Illinois Systech

  Risks and Rewards of Global Sourcing
Delta Technology

  Failures in the News - And the Lessons They Teach
Delta Technology

  Factories of the Future: How They Will Impact Food Safety and Traceability
Charles A. Horth, STICORP

  Gearing Up for the Food Safety Modernization Act
Sparta

  The Role of Scientific Informatics in Food Safety: Can Companies Improve Safety, Increase Innovation and Shrink Time-to-Market?
Michael Doyle, Ph.D., Accelrys

  Clean Air: A Key Ingredient
Permatron

  HVAC Sanitation
LCS Kleen-Aire Inc.

  Committing to a Food Safety Culture: Educating Employees and Transforming the Individual
Vel Pillay, LRQA

  Food Safety Certification: Consumers Say "More Please"
By Kathleen Wybourn, DNV

  Capitalizing on Shifting Consumer Trends in Asia Pacific
By Angela Quintero, Global Intelligence Alliance

  Support for Food Safety Capacity Building Is Not Philanthropic, It's Just Common Sense
By Jianghong Meng, Ph.D., Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Paul B. Young, Ph.D., Waters Corporation

  A Risk-based Approach to Setting Effective Training Objectives
Laura Dunn Nelson, Alchemy Systems

  Food Safety Compliance: Challenge or Opportunity?
By Prashanth Shetty, GRC Solutions, for MetricStream

  Shifting from 'Ship and Pray' to 'Positive Release' While Speeding Time to Market
Scott Scdoris, Director, Celsis Rapid Detection

  FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Marking a New Era in U.S. Food Safety
Silliker

  Food Safety: Preventing Foodborne Disease through Proper Cooking, Cooling and Storage
DeltaTRAK

  Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural in Honey and Biomass
Dionex

  Case Study: March Foods
Dialight

  Facility Design: Defining Floor Coating Expectations
By Gregory Muddell

  Wireless Temperature Monitoring optimizes Operational Procedure in the Quick-Serve Restaurant Industry
E-Senza

  Food Defense: Emerging Technology to Protect Food Industry Companies and Consumers
Arrowsight

  Schnucks & ICS: The Recipe for Repeat Business
By Bobbi King

  Not-So-Radical Reform: What's Missing in the Current Food Safety Bills and How Food Processors Can Prepare for Inevitable Regulatory Changes
By Jack Payne, CDC Software

  Tackling New Food Safety Realities with Centralization and Automation
Katie Dowling, Sparta Systems

  Simplifying Compliance with the FDA Reportable Food Registry
By Scott Scdoris, Celsis Rapid Detection

  Zero-trans-fat Oils Can Create Unexpected Cleaning Challenges for Food Processing Plants
Ecolab Food & Beverage

  The Water in Your Perfect Cup of Coffee
Everpure

  Evaluation of a QuEChERS Sample Preparation Approach and Pesticides Analysis by ECD
Ken Lynam and Joan Stevens, Agilent Technologies

  LC/MS Platform Accurately and Simultaneously Detects 510 Pesticides in Complex Food Samples
Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Rapid and Accurate Analysis of Trace Elements in Honey by Flame and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Hazel R. Dickson, Ph.D., Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Developing New Methods for Pesticides in Dietary Supplements
Julie Kowalski, Michelle Misselwitz, Jason Thomas, and Jack Cochran, Restek Corporation

  Top Trends to Increase Food Safety
By Scott Scdoris, Celsis

  Illes 'Season' Their Business with Impeccable Traceability
SG Systems LLC

  Case Study: G.S. Dunn Quality Control Facility in Hamilton, Ontario
Dialight

  Food and Beverage Manufacturers Tap into Industrial Water Treatment Solutions to Help Meet Sustainability Goals
Ed Orvidas, Culligan International

  Smart Dust Collection: Reducing Ingredient Shrinkage
United Air Specialists

  Overcoming Food Safety Challenges with New Innovations
By Gerry Broski, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Microbial Testing in the Dairy Industry: No Exception for Innovation
By Scott Scdoris, Celsis Rapid Detection

  Investment in High-pressure Processing Eliminates Listeria and Preservatives
By Mark D. Sandridge, Sandridge Food Corporation

  Streamlining Enterprise Resource Planning and Compliance
By Chocolate Potpourri

  Reducing Delivery Vehicle Accidents
By Transportation Safety Technologies

  Label Converters Stand Behind HarvestMark Traceability
By Creative Labels

  Recipe for Product Differentiation Calls for Turnkey Liquid Process Systems
By Anderson Dahlen

  Transformation in the Face of Crisis
By Tom Wilson, Imperial Sugar

  Achieving Lean Quality for Manufacturing Efficiency
By Scott Scdoris, Celsis Rapid Detection

  Accredited Third-Party Food Safety Certification Audits With Independent Oversight...Why Are They Better?
By William Rannells, DVM, Eagle Food Registrations

  Nanotechnology Detection Sensors for Food Quality and Safety Control
Doron Shalom, M.Sc., Lev Dayan, Ph.D., Abraham Shanzer, Ph.D., Shimon Shatzmiller, Ph.D., and Adin Schwimmer, DVM

  The Latest Solutions in Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection Systems
By Martin Lymn

  Advanced Food Labeling Tips
By Del Williams

  Multi-residue Pesticide Analysis
By David Steiniger, Jessie Butler and Eric Phillips

  Turn Traceability into Profitability
By SG Systems

  Preventing Back Injury: Increasing Safety, Capacity and Productivity for the Food Industry
By Del Williams

  From the Dairy Farm to the Dairy Processor
By TranSecurity Systems

  Metal Detection versus X-Ray Inspection
Bob Ries, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Reduce the Cost of Quality with Rapid Microbial Screening
By Scott Scdoris

  Foodservice Industry Is at an Inflection Point
By William P. Mason and William C. Hale, The Hale Group

  Microbial and Sensory Quality Control of Food Products
By Alpha MOS

  Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Testing for Food Analysis
By Waters

  Fluorescent Lighting: Light up your Aisles

  Wastewater Cleanup Produces a Greener Cup of Tea
By Russell Finex

  Custom-built Food Processing Equipment Increases Output
By Unitherm

  Increasing ROI with Improved Produce Weighing System
By SG Systems

  Investment in Ingredient Traceability and Product Recall System
By SG Systems

  Using Hand-held devices for Food Safety Audits and Inspections
By Naaman Shibi, Pervidi

  The Value of Third-party Audits within the Global Food Industry
By AIB

  New Methods for Simultaneous Extraction of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid from Baby Formula, with Rapid Analysis using LC/MS/MS or GC/MS
By Shahana Wahab Huq, Jeremy Bierman, Philip J. Koerner and Michael Campognone, Phenomenex Inc.

  A Rapid Method for the Screening and Confirmation of over 400 Pesticide Residues in Food
By James Morphet and Peter Hancock, Waters Corporation

  Laboratory Analysis of Pesticides in Processed Foods
By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

  Using QuEChERS and Ion Trap GC/MS to Improve the Selectivity and Accuracy of Multi-residue Pesticide Analysis
By David Steiniger, Guiping Lu, Jessie Butler, Eric Phillips and Yolanda Fintschenko, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Detection of Trace Level Pesticides in Foodstuffs using QuEChERS and Evolution? GC-MS/MS
By Vivian Watts and Ingo Christ of Chromsys LLC (Alexandria, Va.) and Michael Hecht and Thomas van den Berg of Chromtech GmbH (Idstein, Germany)

  Hand Hygiene Chemistries Evolve to Meet Food Safety Needs
By Blaine Morton, Zep Inc.

  Survey Says: Clean for Safety and Profitability
By Nilfisk CFM

  Nitrogen/Protein Determination in Animal Feed Using Dynamic Flash Combustion
By Liliana Krotz and Guido Giazzi, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  SMART Tempssss Temperature Management System Is an Ally to Foodservice Professionals in School Settings
By Siemens

  Efficient Moisture Analysis for the Safety of Biotech Food
By Mettler-Toledo

  From Pharm to Fork: What the Food Industry Can Learn about Traceability from the Pharmaceutical Industry
By James McCrory, Vice President, Products and Technology, rfXcel Corporation

  Response to the FDA's Announcement of New Electronic Reporting Requirements for Food Manufacturers
By Mickey Landkof, Sparta Systems

  First Look: GFSI Adds New FSSC 22000 Standard
By Kathy Wybourn

  Developing and Implementing a Successful Food Safety Management System
By Roger Roeth

  The Food Safety Revolution: ISO 22000, HACCP and SQF
By EtQ, Inc.

  Pistachio Threat Urges Recall Preparedness
By Stericycle

  FreshPoint Invests in 'Watertight' Produce Traceability System
By S.G. Systems LLC

  Using Video Technology to Address Product Contamination Issues
By Kat Chociej

  Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection
By Sarrina Crowley

  Metal Detectable Plastics Help Protect Food Processing and Packaging Operations
By Panduit Corporation

  Food Safety Management Systems
By TUV SUD

  Simple Isotopic Measurement to Fast-screen Natural Products and Beverages
Picarro

  What to Do When Your Recycling Program Attracts Pests
By Yori Sasaerila

  In-line Electron Beam Sterilization for Aseptic Beverage Packaging
By Josh Epstein

  Send Pests Packing with Integrated Pest Management
Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., B.C.E.

  Increasing Product Safety and Reducing Variability Through Real-Time, In-Line Measurement of Critical Ingredients
By Stephanie Jones

  PCR-based Assay for Microbial Detection
Microbiology International

  Dry Cleaning: Back to the Basics
Ecolab

  What's Wrong with Our Tracking and Traceability System?
By Kerry Farrell

  SecureCheck: An Innovation Within Food Safety
By Hein Timmerman, M.Sc., Stefano Benedetti, Ph.D. and Fabrizio Tardioli, Ph.D.

  Thin Printed Batteries Provide Power Boost to Sealed Air's RFID Packaging

  LIMS Central to Workflow of Food Chain Safety Challenges
By Colin Thurston

  Traceability: Discovering the Fix
By Brian Cute

  Detection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Wine-based Beverages
By Marie Pressel, Sophie Rouillon, Maris Hohnadel and Sebastien Ribault, Ph.D.

  Proper Instrumentation Key to Meeting FDA Program Guidelines
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc.

  New Rapid Screening Methods for Beverage and Dairy Products
By Cindy Lieberman

  Melamine Testing: Which Way to Go? Tactical responses vs. Strategic approach
By Andre Schreiber, Ph.D.

  Melamine Food Testing Methodologies
Agilent

  Rapid Detection of Melamine in Dry Milk Using AccuTOF-DART
Jeol

  The Importance of Melamine Detection in Food Samples
By Yolanda Fintschenko, Ph.D., Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Rapid, Specific Analysis of Melamine Contamination in Infant Formula and Liquid Milk by UPLC/MS/MS
By Jeremy Shia, Claude Mallet, Michael Young, Jianzhong Li, Ying Meng, and Cai Qi

  Complete Lubrication Services Enhances Offerings with Petro-Canadaas PURITYY FG Lubricants

  Ultrasonic: Cutting Time and Labor in the Food Industry
By David Arata

  Big Picture Strategies for SQF 2000
By Doug Newman, MBA

  Replacing Centrifugal Water Pumps in the Food Service Industry
By Bilal Mehmood

  Keeping Tainted Products out of Consumer Reach

  Four Steps for Testing for Staph aureus In-House
By 3M Co., in conjunction with Ann Sherod, Quality Assurance Manager, The Schwan Food Co.


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