Clear Lam Packaging Develops New Peel & ReSeal Lidding Film

June 24, 2013 Clear Lam Packaging

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. developed a new Peel and ReSeal Lidding Film for Ready Pac, Inc. retail lettuce trays. The new lidding technology helps Ready Pac reduce package weight by up to 32 percent compared to preformed rigid lids, improve shipping cube, and allows for more product on the pallet to reduce transportation and warehousing costs. In addition, the Peel and ReSeal system eliminates shrink bands and thermoformed lids so it is easy to open and close. Applications for the new Peel and ReSeal Film include prepared meals, meats, cheeses, snacks, candies and baked goods.

CFIA: Certain Okanagan's Choice Cheese Chipped Parmesan May Contain Listeria

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Castle Cheese (West) Inc., are warning the public not to consume the Okanagan’s Choice Cheese brand Chipped Parmesan Cheese described below because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Watch On The Rinds: The FDA's Mimolette Ban

Mimolette is a beloved French cheese produced for hundreds of years around the city of Lille. It looks somewhat like a ripe cantaloupe and tastes not unlike classic Dutch Gouda, to which it is related. Its distinctively pitted rind and hard-to-pin-down taste both arise from the action of microscopic cheese mites that are deliberately introduced to its surface as part of its production. Mimolette has been imported to specialty cheese shops in the United States for many years without incident, but now it’s come to the attention of the federal Food and Drug Administration.

Fresh Market Deli's Sandwiches Offer Interesting Flavor Combos, Big Portions

June 21, 2013 Matt Wake AL.com

You don't need a napkin to keep clean while eating one of the Fresh Market deli's cleverly-designed sandwiches, you need a beach towel. Thankfully, many of the sammies are as tasty as they are messy.

Le Gruyère AOP – The Taste Of Switzerland

A long time ago, in 1115 AD, a cheese was discovered in a region of western Switzerland called Gruyère. This stunning region, with rolling fields, scenic mountains and a majestic castle, is the birthplace of Gruyère AOP.