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FoodPAC Announces FY 2009 Research Program

The Food Processing Advisory Council (FoodPAC) has approved a total of 13 projects for FY 2009 funding at a combined amount of $1,300,200 (amount includes both general and bond funds). The projects address a research priority in one of FoodPAC’s three technical focus areas and are divided as follows: 5 in Process and Product Improvement, 4 in Food Safety and Health, and 4 in Environmental.

 

Project Spotlight

Automated Missed Bone Screening System to Aid in Quality Control

Co-op student Parker McGee tests the missed bone screening system, which uses a special cone with internal illumination that has the effect of backlighting the frame (skeleton) so that it appears like an x-ray image.

Further processed products are the mainstay of the poultry industry, with the key player usually being deboned fillets. However, missed bones, particularly the clavicle and fan, in these fillets continue to be of concern to processors. Current screening techniques are labor-intensive and can be expensive, not to mention, they are not as accurate as desired. Georgia Tech researchers are developing a new approach for automatic screening of bone on the cone line providing an opportunity not only to assist in finding missed bones but also providing real-time monitoring of product yield.

 

Researcher Profile

Colin Usher

Principal Investigator of FY 2009 Project:
“Mid-Line Inspection System Field Trials”

Job title: Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Food Processing Technology Division

 

Industrial Partners: A Closer Look

As a part of Georgia’s Traditional Industries Program, FoodPAC was designed to bring industry leaders and university-based researchers together to develop and implement practical solutions to improve industrial competitiveness. FoodPAC’s industrial partners represent companies across the food manufacturing sector, ranging from fruits and vegetables to beef and poultry. In each issue, The Food Chain will take a closer look at one of these partners.

 

Check the Publications page for archived issues of our newsletter, The Food Chain, and FoodPAC's Reports to Industry (annual reports), which give an overview of the research being performed within the Traditional Industries Program.

Also available are the Operational Guidelines for FoodPAC.

 

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If you know of someone who would like to receive The Food Chain, please email their name, company, and address to angela.colar@gtri.gatech.edu.

 


FOODPAC CALENDAR

Final Reports Due September 2

Final reports for FoodPAC projects conducted during FY 2008 are due by 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 2. Report guidelines will be e-mailed to principal investigators soon. All reports must be submitted by email (Microsoft Word files only) to foodpac@gtri.gatech.edu.

June 30, 2008 – FY 2008 projects are completed

July 1, 2008 - Funding for FY 2009 projects begins

September 2, 2008 – FY 2008 projects final written reports are due by 5 p.m.

 

FoodPAC COMMITTEE NEWS

PPI Technical Committee Announces New Chair and Recognizes Long-standing Active Member

At its Spring Meeting held in Atlanta at Georgia Tech’s Food Processing Technology Building, FoodPAC’s Process and Product Improvement Technical Committee announced the appointment of Clayton Muggridge of SNL Distribution Services as Committee Chair.

 

FoodPAC Welcomes Its Newest Committee Members

 

FoodPAC Research Team Receives Centers of Innovation Research Grant

Doug Britton, research engineer with Georgia Tech’s Food Processing Technology Division, and his research team along with industrial partner Baking Technology Systems, Inc. (BakeTech) recently received a Centers of Innovation Research Grant of $33,704 to aid in the commercialization of an imaging-based inspection and control system for high-volume baking operations.

 


FoodPAC Committee Leadership
 
Steering Committee
 
Reggie Prime (Vice Chair)
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
(770) 989-3144
rprime@na.cokecce.com
 
Ann Hollingsworth (Vice Chair)
Better Built Foods, LLC
(770) 854-4473
annholl@bellsouth.net
 
Gary Black (Executive Co-Coordinator)
Georgia Agribusiness Council
gary.black@ga-agribusiness.org
 
Mike Giles (Executive Co-Coordinator)
Georgia Poultry Federation
(770) 532-0473
mike@gapf.org
 
Environmental Technical Committee
 
Dan Craig (Chair)
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
(770) 479-4060
dan.craig@pilgrimspride.com
 
Dale Threadgill (University Coordinator)
University of Georgia
(706) 542-1653
tgill@engr.uga.edu
 
Food Safety and Health Technical Committee
 
Bob Lauxen (Chair)
Keystone Foods
(256) 964-1086
bob.lauxen@keystonefoods.com
 
Mike Doyle (University Coordinator)
University of Georgia
(770) 228-7284
mdoyle@uga.edu
 
Process & Product Improvement Technical Committee
 
Clayton Muggridge (Chair)
SNL Distribution Services Corporation
(205) 943-0010
clayton@snldsc.com
 
Craig Wyvill (University Coordinator)
Georgia Tech
(404) 894-3412
craig.wyvill@gtri.gatech.edu

 

A Food Processing Advisory Council Publication | Updated June 2008 | © 2008