To comply with the FSMA 204 Traceability Final Rule, a major retailer in the U.S. Midwest has enlisted the services of ReposiTrak’s Traceability Network.
Robust food traceability systems serve several roles in advancing foodsafety and sustainability.Traceability systems are inherently collaborative and require allmembersofa product supply chain to collect, store, and share data.
New York State’s Produce Traceability Task Force recently published a document that offers best management practices and protocols for strengthening produce supply chains.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon launch a traceability challenge designed to involve all food safety companies in developing traceability tools that can be implemented for food operations of any size.
When the New Era of Smarter Food Safety plan was announced by the Food and Drug Administration in April, a strong emphasis was placed on the “modernization” aspect of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Encryption capabilities on the food source, quality, transit temperature and freshness can be used to ensure that the data is accurate.
May 1, 2019
Gartner, Inc., Chicago, predicts that, by 2025, 20% of the Top 10 global grocers by revenue will be using blockchain for food safety and traceability to create visibility to production, quality and freshness.
The aim is to now extend the technology to help reduce the number of people who fall ill during food incidents while at the same time reducing losses for retailers and suppliers during a recall.
October 4, 2018
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Sam’s Club will ask suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability back to the farm using blockchain technology by this time next year.
Beefchain.io, the blockchain traceability platform, is said to be the first in the market to verify ranch-to-table traceability.
September 20, 2018
Wyoming Certified Beef, LLC, Devils Tower, Wyo., and Germany-based TE-FOOD International partnered to develop a blockchain solution that showcases the premium living conditions of the cattle on its higher quality cuts of beef.