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Gold Sustaining Member Profile M Food Safety is a leading global manufacturer of innovative solutions that helps the food and beverage industries optimize the quality and safety of their products to enable consumer protection. 3 t every step, 3M is dedicated to providing solutions that help mitigate risk, improve operational efficiencies and impact the bottom line. We are committed to maximizing product safety for consumers and protecting the reputation and brand of our customers. Every day, across the globe, solutions from 3M are helping food industry professionals succeed in achieving the highest food safety standards possible – and helping them apply those solutions to their operations. Our products cover a broad spectrum of sample preparation, identification, testing and monitoring needs. We are known for: Innovation – Through 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates, which brings significant risk reduction and productivity improvements to our customers, and the recently launched 3M™ Molecular Detection System, a fast, accurate and easy-to-use method of detecting dangerous pathogens using a powerful unique combination of technologies. A Product performance – Our products are designed for many challenging environments and food segments to work together for consistent, reliable results. Reliable supply – Our investment in inventory and supply infrastructure ensures that our customers’ needs are always met. Service – All around the world, our customers receive personal attention from our dedicated team of professionals who offer unmatched technical service and exceptional support. As the food industry is continually challenged with increased globalization of the food supply, heightened consumer awareness and media scrutiny, and new regulatory pressures, 3M is a dedicated partner in protecting the global food supply, bringing quality and safety to the table and discovering transformational solutions that protect the brand and reputation of our customers. Our passion is to work closely with food industry professionals to help keep their businesses moving forward. 3M Food Safety is part of 3M, a global diversified innovation company with a 100-year reputation for capturing the spark of new ideas and transforming them into thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. In 2008, we were honored by the International Association for Food Protection with its most prestigious award, the Black Pearl, in recognition of 3M’s efforts in advancing food safety and quality through consumer programs, employee relations, educational activities, adherence to standards, and support of the goals and objectives of IAFP. 392 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | JULY 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - July 2012

Food Protection Trends - July 2012
Contents
Sustaining Members
Food for Thought from Your President
Commentary from the Executive Director
Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by Carnobacterium piscicola in Fresh and Pasteurized Crab Meat
Gold Sustaining Member Profiles
IAFP’s European Symposium on Food Safety
New Members
What’s Happening in Food Safety
Industry Products
Award Winners
General Information
Registration Information
Special Contributors and Sponsors
Advertising Index
Coming Events
Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents

Food Protection Trends - July 2012