The application and advantages of designing a reduced-moisture sanitation program that minimizes microbial “bloom” and trims costs are described.

Air handling in food manufacturing factories is quite different from air handling in commercial or residential environments.

Planning for major disruptions in plant processes is critical to minimize financial costs to the facility and to protect consumers.

It is paramount for the investigator to gather the background information from existing data that are both accurate and reliable.

Nestlé S.A., which has operations in 197 countries with 339,000 employees, has expanded its dairy factory in Jalisco, Mexico, transforming it into the company’s first “zero water” manufacturing site in the world.

When first confronted with a pathogen problem in a facility, it is hard to pinpoint an exact root cause from so many potential sources.

Because stainless steel materials are in widespread use in food processing and food preparation, it is important to recognize their limitations.  

The role of airborne contamination of processed foods is controversial and fraught with contradictory opinions.

Most retrofits fall into one of two categories: 1) Upgrade/modernize your plant or 2) expand or repurpose your plant.