Featured Food Traceability Articles

31. Improving Visibility And Traceability With Cloud-Based ERP Systems 1/8/2015

    The focus in the food industry has shifted from response to prevention, with regulations mirroring that shift. Consequently, food makers are under increasing demands to tighten traceability and visibility in the supply line.

32. What Are Current And Future Challenges Of The Food Industry? 1/5/2015

    A recently released food industry research panel, conducted amongst Canadian executives last June, compares North American food industry responses to those of European counterparts.  Across the board, food-industry professionals continue to rank profit, customer satisfaction, and food safety as the industry’s top goals. However, concerns of the environment are gaining traction.

33. Why Traceability Is An Essential Part Of The Food Industry 12/18/2014

    The food-supply chain has changed immensely from the days of raising food for your family’s dinner table. As the world has grown and sourcing has become more global, the supply chain has become much longer and increasingly complex. We can no longer directly question the harvester or even the intermediary vendor of our food and must rely on more advanced methods of traceability.

34. Presidential Task Force Seeks Public Commentary On Seafood Safety 12/18/2014

    Relatively speaking, the IUU and Seafood Fraud task force have gone from formation to recommendation in a very un-governmental amount of time. Public comments are being sought on how best to implement the recently-drafted recommendations

35. How Big Data Is Affecting The Food-Supply Chain 12/10/2014

    It’s no secret that big data is gaining popularity as a mechanism for business planning. In the food-supply chain, big data is providing new insights and decision-making processes across several segments including security, traceability, production, and customer service. Below are a few instances of how big data is improving several aspects of the food-supply chain.

36. Preparing For Digital Supply-Chain Traceability 12/5/2014

    Just like almost every other industry, the food-supply chain is going digital.  Some sectors of the food industry have tracking and traceability data collection and management under control, but others do not.  Is your company prepared for the inevitability of electronic communication requirements?

37. Using Real-Time Data To Exceed FSMA Guidelines 12/4/2014

    New legislation is requiring food industry participants to shift from reacting to an emergency to a proactively preventing them.  The key to ensuring that you meet regulations, maintain customer loyalty, and minimize damage from a foodborne illness or contamination event can depend upon how your company evaluates its data.

38. Traceability — Canada's One Food Safety Weakness 12/4/2014

    In an otherwise strong food safety and regulatory system, a new report from the Conference Board of Canada reveals traceability might be the Achilles’ heel of Canadian food safety.

39. Food Recalls — Managing The “Do This, Not That” List 12/1/2014

    In the food industry, sometimes the need for a recall is inevitable. In order to keep the public safe, the ability to locate a specific food product at any point in the supply chain is critical. With developing regulations, managers are required to act in a proactive manner, ensuring that practices are already in place in the event of a recall

40. Global Food-Traceability Market Expected To Exceed $11 Billion By Next Year 11/20/2014

    Increased regulatory demands have produced a need for expanded traceability technologies. This has been compounded by a rapidly-growing demand for foods sourced from global locales. The food-traceability market is currently growing at about 9 percent annually with no slowdown in sight.