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Industry Products diaphragms) to move fluid through the pump. Fluid Metering’s pumps are unique, providing a valveless rotating/ reciprocation piston design that eliminates the need for check valves, which can clog, leak or fail over time. The result is maintenance-free, driftfree fluid control that will hold an accuracy of 1% or better for millions of cycles. In addition, Pilot Plant operations require the ability to easily change process parameters including flow rate. Fluid Metering’s pumps easily accommodate that requirement as flow rates can be infinitely controlled either mechanically and/ or electronically via standard industrial control protocols. Flow control is viscosity independent for added flow rate stability. Pump models are available to dispense as low as 5 µL per dispense up to 4 L per minute continuous metering. Fluid Metering, Inc. +1 800.223.3388 Syosset, NY www.fmipump.com “The new Appeel® grade gives converters an easy way to tailor peel force and achieve consistent sealing and peeling performance with a preformulated masterbatch,” said Terry Kendig, senior technical development specialist – DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. Appeel® 22D843 is typically blended with PP at addition rates of 20 to 40 percent by weight. The proportion of Appeel® in the blend determines peel strength. Lower addition rates result in higher peel force and vice versa. Either homopolymer or copolymer PPs can be used. The choice of PP depends on the melt index requirements of the extrusion process and performance needs. Copolymer blends have a lower seal initiation temperature while homopolymer blends may withstand higher retort temperatures. Appeel® 22D843 is a PP-modified ethylene acrylate resin Blends of PP and the new Appeel® grade can withstand sterilization conditions from 121°C for 20 minutes up to 134°C for 6 minutes with adequate counter pressure, depending on the type of PP employed. DuPont +1 302.774.1000 Wilmington, DE www.dupont.com Fluid Metering, Inc. Pilot Plant Metering Pumps from Fluid Metering V alveless, ceramic pumps from Fluid Metering are the solution for drift-free fluid control for pilot plants, test stands, and bench-scale process control. Pilot Plants are the intermediate stage between laboratory experiment and full-scale operation. It’s here where precision fluid control is critical to ensure that the stage up to full-scale production is successful. Fluid Metering’s valveless pumps routinely meter monomers, catalysts, food additives, acids, extraction solvents, alternative fuels, water treatment chemicals, even viscous fluids and slurries, just to name a few. Fluid Metering’s valveless, ceramic pumps have proven to be ideal for pilot plant fluid control. The sapphire-hard internal components of Fluid Metering’s pumps eliminate accuracy drift typical of pumping systems that rely on valves and elastomers, (flexible tubing and New DuPont™ Appeel® Resin Makes Peelable Seals for Retortable Polypropylene Packages A new lidding solution from DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers provides an easy and effective way to make peelable lids for retortable polypropylene (PP) packages. DuPont™ Appeel® 22D843 lidding sealant resin is pellet-blended with a polypropylene sealant resin and then processed to make a lidding structure or sealant layer in conventional extrusion or coextrusion equipment designed for polyolefin resins. New Diagnostic Tool from Diversey Helps Food Processors and Manufacturers Mitigate Food Safety Risks D iversey, Inc. has introduced the SecureCheckSM tool, a proprietary collection of diagnostics that help food processors and manufacturers identify potential microbiological risks and food safety Be sure to mention, “I read about it in Food Protection Trends”! The publishers do not warrant, either expressly or by implication, the factual accuracy of the products or descriptions herein, nor do they so warrant any views or opinions offered by the manufacturer of said articles and products. 292 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | MAY 2011 http://www.fmipump.com http://www.dupont.com

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Food Protection Trends - May 2011
Contents
Sustaining Members
Reflections of Your President
Commentary from the Executive Director
Lessons to be Learned from an Outbreak of Foodborne Listeriosis, Austria 2009–2010
Observations of Consumer Salad Preparation
IAFP Secretary Announcement
Highlights from the Dubai International Food Safety Conference
New Members
What’s Happening in Food Safety
Industry Products
Special Contributors and Sponsors
Preliminary Program
Ivan Parkin Lecture
John H. Silliker Lecture
Activities
General Information
Exhibitors
Workshops
Registration Rates
Coming Events
Advertising Index
Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents
Booklet Order Form
Membership Application
Celebrating 100 Years of IAFP: 1970s

Food Protection Trends - May 2011