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A lack of supply chain visibility frustrates efforts to ensure food safety or improve organizational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Key data points, such as unique product identification and location, need to be standardized and digitally encoded so that they can be automatically captured and shared up and down the supply chain, to help ensure interoperability.

With increasing interest in food traceability around the globe and a focus on complying with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Traceability Final Rule, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) recently released an issue paper that examines traceability fundamentals and is intended as a resource for industry and other stakeholders.

FDA has announced two updates for Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules: the finalization of a draft guidance for sprout operations under the Produce Safety Rule and additional information about Food Traceability Final Rule (also known as FSMA 204) inspections and FDA’s Product Tracing System. 

iFoodDS and IBM have announced a tech-enabled traceability solution—iFoodDS Trace Exchange™ with IBM Food Trust™—to help companies across the food supply chain address the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA's) Food Traceability Final Rule, fulfilling Section 204(d) of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204).

The new humidity sensing capabilities added to Wiliot’s Internet of Things (IoT) Visibility Platform makes it possible for food companies to better ensure the safety, integrity, freshness, and sustainability of moisture-sensitive products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published translations of factsheets on the Food Traceability Final Rule for retail food establishments and restaurants in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.

Leveraging digital supply chain technologies—like blockchain, AI, and other solutions—can help importers comply with FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) more efficiently and effectively, while also improving supply chain transparency and reducing the risk of food safety incidents.

Wiliot, Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, has announced that Frank Yiannas, former Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response at the U.S. Food and and Administration (FDA), has joined the company as a Strategic Advisor.

In a new video and infographic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided an overview of the traceback process used during foodborne illness outbreaks to investigate a food’s path through the supply chain.

Dynamic Systems Inc. has announced an updated deconstruction process for meat processors through the Specialized Inventory Management with Barcode Accuracy (SIMBA) system, which solves the problem of end-to-end traceability and finished goods labeling.