The former Kraft Foods senior VP becomes IFT's 73rd president.
September 5, 2012
John Ruff is the 73rd president of IFT and assumed his role on September 1, 2012. In his position as President, Ruff will work with members and staff to support IFT's overall mission of advancing the science of food to ensure a safe, abundant and healthful food supply.
The French Association for Standardization, known as Afnor, gave its validation mark to Delvotest T1, an antibiotic milk testing solution from Royal DSM. Afnor is an independent, internationally recognized certification body.
News briefs from Delkor Systems, Bosch Packaging Technology India, Nexira, FMC Corp., Urschel Laboratories Inc., Burkert Fluid Control Systems
August 15, 2012
Dairy processing news headlines from suppliers to the industry include a new building for Delkor. Bosch Packaging and Nexira open offices in India, and FMC Corp. buys an Italian pectin source.
In dairy processiong news, suppliers to the industry announce promotions and new hires. Among the people making dairy processing news headlines are May Shana’a, Henry W. Todd, Jr, and Jon-Paul Genest.
Neogen’s newly approved Soleris test (Performance Tested MethodSM certification 071203 from the AOAC Research Institute) detects microorganisms in as little as 4 hours, and only takes 24 hours to a negative result. Conventional methods can take up to 2 days.
Among the dairy processing news headlines: SensoryEffects Flavor Systems, Bridgeton, Mo., made a licensing agreement with Arps Dairy, Defiance, Ohio, to allow the use of the SensoryEffects’ Fruit Juicers brand and the distribution of its full line of juice products.