Governor Appoints Sum as Cal/OSHA DIR Chief

Juliann Sum is the new chief of the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). She was unanimously confirmed on June 11 by the Senate Rules Committee after being appointed by Governor Jerry Brown last December. She has been serving as acting chief since 2013.
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FDA Takes Step to Remove Artificial Trans Fats in Processed Foods

Based on a review of the scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 16 finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not "generally recognized as safe" or GRAS for use in human food. Food manufacturers will have three years to remove PHOs from products.
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CLFP’s Larrea Speaks at CCOA Annual Meeting

CLFP Government Affairs Director John Larrea was part of an energy panel on June 29 at the California Creamery Operators Association’s (CCOA) 116th Annual Meeting. Held in Lake Tahoe, Nev., the annual meeting spanned two days and examined a variety of business and energy issues affecting dairies and dairy operations, as well as food processors in general.
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Changes in Risk Calculation Methodologies and Risk Management Policies for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Take Effect July 1, 2015

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District has revised its Risk Management Policy to address the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) revised Risk Assessment Guidance document.
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Placer Process Systems

Placer Process Systems is a general contracting firm specializing in sanitary stainless process piping and clean-in-place (CIP) systems. We offer turnkey process systems design, fabrication, installation and control integration. Products: process systems, utility systems, design services & energy consulting, construction management services, CIP water treatment, heat recovery systems and water recovery systems.
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U.S. COEXCELL INC

U.S. COEXCELL INC manufactures environmentally friendly, multilayer plastic drums to satisfy the electrochemical, pharmaceutical and food processing industries among many others. From ultra high purity to food grade and industrial multipurpose drums, we have become the drum packaging vendor of choice for customers requiring high quality, cost effective drums.
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Edlund Company, LLC

Made in the USA, Edlund provides the food processing industry with high volume can opening and can crushing equipment. We have can opening/crusher solutions for 300 cans per day to our fully automated line with a capacity of 1200 cans per hour. Reduce labor, increase yields, and maximize ROI.

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