Freitag, Juli 22nd, 2016

FSMA – Irrigation water treatment

by B. Grochowski With the rollout of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), new regulations aim to address food safety issues from a broader perspective than just what is occurring inside of the food production facility. In particular, the new produce safety rule impacts the food industry at the farm level, which creates new challenges 


Mittwoch, Juli 20th, 2016

New Aquionics UV System Designed to Help Milk Producers Comply with FDA PMO

by Allen Bradley PMO controls feature built-in data collection and reporting The new PureLine PQ with PMO controls package from Aquionics provides third party validated UV treatment for the dairy producing industry. The system contains built-in data collection and reporting compliant with the Food and Drug Administration’s 2015 Pasteurized Milk Ordinance guidelines. PMO guidelines approved 


Montag, Juli 11th, 2016

UV disinfection and FSMA – preventive control for source water protection

It’s no secret that water quality is extremely important to many food & beverage manufacturers around the world. However, when it comes to addressing product safety, is the absence of any past source water contamination issues considered a “good enough” strategy for source water protection? Not according to the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 


Dienstag, Juni 21st, 2016

Water main breaks – Impact on the food and beverage industry

by B. Grochowski There are over 240,000 municipal water main breaks annually. Municipal infrastructure is aging and funding for upgrades for the municipal drinking water distribution network continues to be limited. Municipalities are doing their best with limited resources but the hand is stacked against them. This is of critical importance for the food and 


Dienstag, Mai 31st, 2016

UV Disinfection Yields High Energy Savings for Dairy Facilities

In the dairy industry, water is an extremely valuable resource because of its wide range of uses throughout the production process for almost all dairy products. With the use of any valuable resource, especially water, comes a heightened awareness of the costs associated with its use, therefore alternate treatment technologies to conventional pasteurization are always 


Dienstag, Mai 17th, 2016

Inactivation of guaiacol-producing Alicyclobacillus in Sucrose

by B. Grochowski Following the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) event in Fort Myers, FL last week, it’s clear that heat resistant molds (HRMs) and other thermo-tolerant spoilage organisms are of key concern for the beverage industry. In particular, Alicyclobacillus is a troublesome organism to control, as it is prevalent throughout the manufacturing process, 


Dienstag, April 19th, 2016

FDA PMO Compliant UV Treatment from Aquionics at International Dairy Show

Aquionics will display its newly upgraded PureLine PQ UV disinfection system for the dairy industry at the International Dairy Show. Aquionics is exhibiting with partner Rodem Inc. in booth 7622 at the show, which takes place September 15-18 at the McCormick Place convention center (Chicago, Ill.). The PureLine PQ range of disinfection systems provides validated, 


Dienstag, September 1st, 2015

FDA PMO Compliant UV Treatment from Aquionics at International Dairy Show

Erlanger, Ky. (Enter Date) – Aquionics will display its newly upgraded PureLine PQ UV disinfection system for the dairy industry at the International Dairy Show. Aquionics is exhibiting with partner Rodem Inc. in booth 7622 at the show, which takes place September 15-18 at the McCormick Place convention center (Chicago, Ill.). The PureLine PQ range 


Donnerstag, Juni 4th, 2015

How Ultraviolet systems help to ‘Ensure Microbial Protection’ of your process water

UV disinfection expert Aquionics will demonstrate the benefits of UV science within the food and beverage market in their upcoming webinar on June 30. The 60-minute webinar, “How Ultraviolet systems help to ‘Ensure Microbial Protection’ of your process water” is available to attendees at no cost. Registration is available at the following link: https://bit.ly/1IO5THe. Hosted 


Freitag, Oktober 24th, 2014

Pathogens in food and beverage? The solution is clear… it’s UV!

In a recent article in International Food Hygiene, Dr. Roy Betts says: “There has been considerable work done on the survival of various human pathogens in bottled waters, and results suggest Salmonella could survive for over one year and E. coli O157 for over 300 days.  This shows the importance of ensuring the absence of