With a processing plant located in San Leandro, California, Torani/R. Torre & Company has been approved by CLFP’s Board of Directors to join as an official Food Processor Member. Their Board Member and primary contact will be Cindy Eckart, Chief of Product Innovation. Torani’s commodities packed include syrups, sauces and fruit blends, and their brands include Puremade Syrups and Sauces, Torani Original Syrups, Torani Real Fruit Smoothie Mix (RFSM), and Torani Puree Blends. For more information on the company, please visit their website at www.torani.com.
CLFP strives to grow their membership each year. If you have a California food processing/grower company you would like to see on the member roster, please contact Trudi Hughes, CLFP President & CEO, at 916-640-8150.
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Tomato researchers presented eleven total proposals to CLFP’s Tomato Processing Research Committee during the meeting in March. Of the eleven proposals presented, five will be fully supported and funded by the committee, which is two proposals higher than last year. The proposal topics approved for funding are as follows:
- Determination of BOD Removal from Processing Rinse Water Following Land Discharge
- Mitigating the Spread of Branched Broomrape and Other Soil Borne Pests: Evaluating Existing Methods and Providing Outreach Support for Effective Equipment Sanitation Practices
- Screening of a VOC Sensor to Identify Broomrape Infestations
- Remote Sensing for Early Detection of Branched Broomrape in Tomato
- Accelerating Drying Kinetics of Tomato Halves with Ultrasound
- Engineering Edited Tomato Lines Resistant to Root-knot Nematode Using CRISPR-Cas9 Technology
Thank you to CLFP’s Tomato Processing Research Committee for the ongoing support! If you have any questions regarding the program, or have suggested tomato researchers for the 2024 season, please contact Jacqueline Ostrander at jackie@clfp.com.
AB 418, a bill that would outlaw five chemicals in food products passed the Assembly health committee on Tuesday, April 11 after a robust debate.
The author, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel is concerned about the chemicals that go into producing the color, taste and texture of popular foods.
Among the targeted chemicals is red dye No. 3, which the European Union banned in food products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlawed its use in cosmetics 1990 but has not done so for food. Many companies have reformulated their products to comply with EU food safety standards.
Synthetic dyes in food were found in a 2021 California study to have neurobehavioral impacts on children. The state health department on Tuesday held a hearing to consider a petition to ban some of the chemicals.
The other additives named in the bill are brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and titanium dioxide. Gabriel said the bill does not seek to ban the chemicals outright but intends to spur manufacturers to use alternative ingredients, which he says can be cheaper.
CLFP and other food and beverage organizations oppose the bill, challenging the science the legislation relies on and saying that all of the chemicals have been vetted for consumer safety.
The bill will move to the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee.
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CLFP awarded its very first scholarship 62 years ago. Today, CLFP continues to award scholarships each year to CLFP member employees and their children. The 2022-2023 winners were celebrated on February 15th during breakfast at the CLFP EXPO attended by more than 200 people in the Food Processing industry.
These scholarships are intended to recognize the accomplishments of the students and the commitment of their families to our industry. We received many outstanding applications this year and are very pleased with the quality of our 16 scholarship winners.
The success of CLFP’s Scholarship Program is due to the support and generosity from the CLFP Supplier Host Council members as well as Food Processor members and industry friends.
2023-2024 Scholarships
Please consider donating to CLFP’s Scholarship Program which directly benefits various California college students each year.
We sincerely appreciate any monetary donation your company can contribute to the program!
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New Method Can Provide Rapid Detection of Food Adulteration
Food Manufacturing
The technique could help regulatory agencies.
The Food Plant of the Future: Feeding More with Less
Food Processing
The Food Plant of the Future will have more automation, sensors, flexibility, a touch of artificial intelligence -- and be able to feed more people with fewer resources.
Governor issues executive order to use floodwater to recharge and store groundwater
Morning Ag Clips
Allows local water agencies and other water users to capture water from the latest round of storms to recharge groundwater supplies.
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The role of the CFO has evolved. Modern-day CFOs are harnessing data and creating value for their business, serving as innovators and disruptors for everyday operations. Utilizing financial and operational data, CFOs act as digital guardians who improve efficiency and enable strategy.
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Exlar Corporation
4295 Avenida Prado
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-6839
Thomas Land
Regional Sales Manager – West
P: (805) 523-7373
Exlar Corporation designs and manufactures roller screw linear actuators, rotary servo motors and electronic products for diverse motion control applications worldwide. Their patented actuator technology delivers a cost-effective, highly-efficient electro-mechanical replacement for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. Exlar engineers fully-integrated solutions that meet demanding application requirements and next-generation machine designs.
Sika Corporation
201 Polito Ave.
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Michael Carroll
Business Development Manager – Flooring
P: (206) 406-4400
Sika Corporation, headquartered in Lyndhurst, NJ, is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and solutions for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting the construction, residential & home improvement, oil & gas pipeline and the transportation, marine, and automotive manufacturing industries. Sika's unique product technologies include concrete admixtures & fibers, mortars, epoxies, urethanes, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring, PVC and liquid applied membrane roofing systems, thermal insulation, plaster, and stucco, below-grade waterproofing, and acoustical & reinforcing materials.
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