Archive for January, 2010

ScanTech Sciences receives award from Governor of Texas

Friday, January 29th, 2010

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The New Year is upon us and it is the time to make some changes in our lives and help make the world a better place. With that said, ScanTech Sciences (STS) started off 2010 with a press conference by Texas Governor Rick Perry at the campus of The University of Texas Pan American in south Texas. Gov. Perry formally presented a multi-million dollar award that spun our food electronic cold-pasteurization business off from its parent company ScanTech Holdings.

Gov. Perry did a great job talking about the technology and the problems facing the nation’s food supply. He also described the electron beam technology and how it can eliminate bugs, pathogens and extend the shelf-life of most foods. This technology will replace toxic chemicals like Methyl Bromide which are currently used on our produce. The picture shows the Governor speaking with me and STS President, Mr. Henry Sutherlin. If you look in the “News” section of the website, there is a picture of Gov. Perry and STS CEO Mr. Dolan Falconer. We were honored to receive the award and looking forward to growing the business to make the foods we eat safer and higher quality.

Texas Pledges $2 Million to ScanTech Sciences

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Investment will help improve food safety and bring Electronic Food Pasteurization Technology innovation to Texas

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and CEO of ScanTech Sciences Dolan Falconer


Houston – January 5, 2010 – The Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) has awarded $2 million to ScanTech Sciences Inc., a developer of “cold” electronic pasteurization technologies designed to improve food safety.

As a result of the TETF investment, ScanTech Sciences is moving its headquarters from Atlanta to Houston.  ScanTech Sciences has been working withTexas A&M University on advanced cold-pasteurization food-treatment research.
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Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast® Ready-to-Drink Products in Cans Due to Possible Health Risk

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism, which may cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. The probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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Harry and David Conducts Hazelnut Recall in Medford, Oregon because of Possible Risk to Health

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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Harry and David is voluntarily recalling raw, shelled hazelnut kernels due to concerns of potential Salmonella contamination. The hazelnuts were sold only in our Harry & David Country Village store located in Medford, Oregon.

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Whole Foods Market® Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Whole Foods Market is recalling organic raw hazelnuts (filberts) sold in bulk through its stores in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington because the nuts were part of a batch that was contaminated with salmonella. The company is also recalling non-organic dry roasted hazelnuts (filberts) sold in bulk through its stores in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, and non-organic raw hazelnuts (filberts) sold in bulk through its stores in Oregon and Washington.

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