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Can blockchain solve new labeling requirement challenges?

June 7, 2019

Food Safety Strategies recently was able to talk with Karen Burns, from San Francisco Bay Area tax and consulting firm Sensiba San Filippo, about blockchain and Congress's new labeling requirements.

Extending the applications of blockchain in the food manufacturing industry

Wayne Labs

May 16, 2019

According to a new NIST report, blockchain technology is being used to provide not only tamper-resistant transmission of manufacturing data for making machine parts, but also perfect traceability of that data to all participants in the production process.

Study: 20% of top global grocers will use blockchain for food safety, traceability by 2025

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.

Albertsons Companies to join blockchain-based IBM Food Trust Network to pilot increased transparency for romaine lettuce

Grocer is the latest company to adopt blockchain-based traceability system for global food ecosystem

April 16, 2019

Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, is joining the blockchain-based IBM Food Trust network and will begin piloting the technology to improve how food is traced from farm to store shelf.

Early examples of blockchain successes

Liz Parker

April 5, 2019

Ruby's Naturals is an early adopter of blockchain, and has found success with it as a whole.

Exclusive interview: Blockchain Q&A with IBM Food Trust

Liz Parker

March 29, 2019

Food Safety Strategies was recently able to speak with Nigel Gopie, global marketing leader of IBM Food Trust, about blockchain and its benefits.

Walmart, Sam's Club utilize blockchain technology to achieve end-to-end food traceability

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.

Blockchain-based pilot tracks cattle from ranch to table

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.

Ensuring safety, quality and transparency through blockchain technology

Jorge Izquierdo

July 16, 2018

With today’s increasingly complex supply chain, brands face an even greater challenge to ensure only the best and safest version of their products reach consumers.

Walmart, IBM and the Romaine Blockchain

What food processors and the entire supply chain should be doing to make our food safe

Wayne Labs

June 1, 2018

Food Engineering features some thoughts on the recent Romaine lettuce contamination by Aaron Cohen, co-founder of CoInspect and adjunct professor at New York University where he teaches the History of Internet Media. FE conducted an exclusive, one-on-one interview with Cohen, immediately following Cohen’s text.