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FoodPAC
Announces FY 2004 Research Program
The Steering Committee
recently made final project selections for the FY 2004 Research Program. A total
of 15 projects were approved for funding, including 6 in the Process and Product
Competitiveness technical area, 5 in Environmental, and 4 in Food Safety. Approved
funds totaled $1,353,980 (this amount includes $1,136,600 in general funds and $217,380
in bond funds; a remaining $82,620 in allocated bond funds will be approved at the
Steering Committee’s Summer Meeting). The 15 projects (grouped under their respective
technical areas) and their respective total funding amounts (general and bond) are
as follows:
Process
and Product Competitiveness
Automated Vision-Based Inspection and Control of High-Volume Baking Process
(Continuation Project)
P.I.: George Vachtsevanos, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $151,899
The Commercialization of Low-Cost, High-Speed, Pick-and-Place Casepacker Products
in Retail Trays
(New/Continuation Project)
P.I.: Gary McMurray, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $98,680
Non-Contact Core Temperature Monitoring of Cooked Meat Products
(New Project)
P.I.: John Stewart, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $124,776
Automatic Detection of Package Integrity on Tray Pack Product
(Continuation Project)
P.I.: Wayne Daley, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $169,688
Evaluation of Benefit of Using a Machine-Vision Screening System on a Poultry Kill
Line
(New Project)
P.I.: Jennifer Ockerman, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $57,757
Preparing and Validating Nutraceutical Formulations from Georgia Commodities
(New Project)
P.I.: R. Dixon Phillips, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $63,026
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2003
Safety Workshop for the Poultry Industry
June 4-6, 2003 in Savannah, Georgia
This unique workshop
provides a national forum for information transfer on safety management in the Poultry
Industry. Come and join other plant and corporate safety personnel as you listen
to speakers representing industry, government, and academia. Topics range from OSHA
regulatory updates and process safety and risk management programs to the changing
picture of ergonomics.
To receive a detailed brochure with complete registration information send an email
to kristi.spivey@gtri.gatech.edu or call (404) 894-3412.
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Environmental
Recycling of Chiller Water in Poultry Processing Plants Using Microfiltration Systems
(New Project)
P.I.: Rakesh Singh, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $59,150
Assessing the Impact of Quaternary Amine Antimicrobial Chemistries on Wastewater
Inhibition and Wastewater Pre-Treatment Capacity
(New Project)
P.I.: John Pierson, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $36,935
Commercialization of Recycled PET-Coated Boxes as a Replacement for Waxed Boxes
(Continuation Project)
P.I.: Jeffrey Hsieh, Georgia Tech
FY 2004 Funding: $97,000
Technology Transfer for Enhanced Ozone-Ultraviolet Reconditioning of Food Processing
Wastewaters for Reuse
(Continuation Project)
P.I.: S. Edward Law, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $86,850
Evaluation of the Effects of Antimicrobial Food Processing Cleaning and Sanitation
Chemicals on Aerobic and Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Systems
(New Project)
P.I.: Jackie Sellers, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $66,224
Food
Safety
Use of Antagonistic Bacteria to Reduce Environmental Contamination of Food Processing
Facilities by Listeria monocytogenes
(New Project)
P.I.: Mike Doyle, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $88,123
Evaluation of Chlorine Dioxide as a Sanitizer for Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce
(New Project)
P.I.: Larry Beuchat, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $80,832
Effect of Carcass Temperature on the Efficacy of Electrolyzed Water for Sanitation
and Removing Fecal Materials During Poultry Processing
(New Project)
P.I.: Yen-Con Hung, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $109,300
Intervention Strategy to Reduce Campylobacter Carriage in Chicken
(Continuation Project)
P.I.: Jinru Chen, UGA
FY 2004 Funding: $63,740 |
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Foodfact
Did You Know?
Rabbiteye blueberries
are native to Georgia and compose most of our commercial production. Georgia ranks
7th in blueberry production and is exceeded only by Maine, Michigan, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington. Georgia has more than 4,200 acres of blueberries.
Their 2001 production value was $23 million.
Blueberries are harvested in Georgia from late-May through mid-July. In Georgia,
blueberries are grown commercially primarily in the southern part of the state. And
some are grown in the North Georgia Mountains.
North America produces 95 percent of the world’s commercial blueberry crop.
Source: Georgia Agricultural Resources. |
FY 2002-2003
Report to Industry Now Available
FoodPAC’s Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Report to Industry is now available. The report gives
an overview of the Traditional Industries Program, provides the FoodPAC organizational
chart and calendar of events, and highlights the research results of 18 projects
conducted during FY 2002 as well as activity plans for FY 2003. The report is available
to all members of Georgia’s food processing industry, and can be obtained by calling
Kristi Spivey at (404) 894-3412 or email kristi.spivey@gtri.gatech.edu
The report can also be viewed or downloaded online by clicking here |
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