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In Sitka, Alaska - a town of 9000 where 20% of the economy depends directly on wild salmon - there’s a well-known coffee shop decorated with images of fishing. The Highliner Coffee Shop sells a coffee mug printed with a Sanskrit quote: “To judge a thing one must know the…
Phillip Crosby, Joseph Juran and others have estimated that the cost of poor process control (poor quality) can range from 15-40% of business cost1–6. The cost to eliminate a failure (defect) in the customer phase is five times greater than at the development or manufacturing phase. In this article Larry…
NETZSCH detail new special hygienic pump aimed at enabling efficient yoghurt conveyance.
Low resolution or pulsed NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) is an easy and fast way to determine solid fat content (SFC) of cocoa butter and other fats. It can also be used to observe the crystallisation process. However, in literature several ways of sample preparation and handling, especially for crystallisation kinetics…
All too often food quality and safety testing is an inefficient, expensive and ineffective process, sometimes unable to ensure food safety for all consumers and unable to prevent major food fraud incidents. Here Michele Suman and Michel Nielen explain why a paradigm shift in quality and safety testing is urgently…
The new Wenger Modular Extrusion Integration (MOXI) incorporates a unique modular design approach that offers a true “plug-and-play” solution for extrusion system installation and implementation...
Chocolate makes for one of the most interesting products, because although it is incredibly tasty, it also demonstrates a plethora of scientific principles. The development of chocolate as we know it today has a rich cultural history, and over the years scientists and engineers have refined the process of making…
Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) technology is a green technology that offers an alternative to conventional solvent extraction technology.1 Having less impact on the environment it also meets consumer demand for safe, natural and high quality ingredients. More and more industries are using SFE technology and are reported to have market…
GFSI…FSMA…HACCP…FSCS…all of these used to be buzz words in the food industry but are no longer mere buzz words. They are now all key drivers behind ensuring chemical products, specifically lubricants and cleaners, are safe to use in the food processing environment. Over the past five to 10 years, product…
The aim of this article is to review the impact of Food Grade Lubricants (FGL) in the food industry and the implications for the manufacturers of FGL with ISO 21469:2006 ‘Safety of machinery-Lubricants with incidental product contact-Hygiene requirements’, as well as the compliance with relevant legislations.
18 August 2016 | By Jon J. Kold, Chairman, EHEDG Denmark
EHEDG's guidelines for conveyors in food processing discuss good and bad solutions, and focus on production and the cleaning regime. The guideline chapters give input to the various conveyor types and the challenges during food processing.
