Featured Food Traceability Articles

  1. Navigating The Changing Import/Export Market And Its Impact On Food Safety 5/25/2016

    At the 12th annual North American Summit on Food Safety, SQFI Regional Representative for Canada and Pacific Northwest U.S., Frank Schreurs, served as Chair for Day Two of the conference. In this roundtable discussion, led by Schreurs, Tim Byrne, director of quality and product innovation at Ganong, Karen Mills, director of quality assurance at High Liner Foods, and William Thomas, CEO of Thomas Utopia Brands offer suggestions for traversing the constantly-changing import/export market and discuss how those changes affect their companies’ food safety processes.

  2. Unfinished Business: Answering Your Questions About Mock Recalls 5/11/2016

    Last month, Food Online and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) hosted a live web chat, Mock Recalls: What Are They, Why Are They Important, And How Do I Perform One? In this 45-minute live Q&A, Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., Vice President of Science Operations at GMA, answered the audience’s questions about best practices in mock recall exercises. While the session was educational and informative, there wasn’t enough time in the session to answer every question. Here, Dr. McEntire addresses some of the unanswered question from the live web chat.

  3. How Well Is The U.S. Handling Food Safety Import Challenges? 5/5/2016

    International supply chains are becoming increasingly complex. As the supply chain landscape continues to expand, it also faces greater risks and more regulations to manage them. Here, Bill Marler, U.S.-based food safety attorney, answers Global Food Safety Forum (GFSF) Chairman Rick Gilmore’s questions on behalf of Food Online regarding U.S. food safety in terms of the food imports sector.

  4. Food Online's Top 10 Of April 5/2/2016

    What was most important to our readers in April? Take a look back at last month by reviewing the 10 most-popular articles that appeared on Food Online

  5. 4 Themes From The 12th Annual North American Summit On Food Safety 4/27/2016

    I had the opportunity to attend the 12th Annual North American Summit On Food Safety in Toronto on April 20 and 21. In addition to an opportunity to network with more than 150 attendees, the conference featured more than 20 educational sessions from industry and government executives. The presentations addressed an array of obstacles the food manufacturing industry is currently facing and offered solutions to address them. Here are four topics from the summit I found to be top of mind for the food manufacturing industry.

  6. What Does “Food Safety” Mean In The Eyes Of The Consumer? 3/15/2016

    As consumers become increasingly attentive and evermore informed regarding what they eat, so do their ideas of what food safety should mean for food manufacturers. Here, William Thomas, CEO of Thomas Utopia Brand, answers my questions concerning what food safety means for food manufacturers in the age of the ultra-informed consumer.

  7. Avoiding Contamination And Minimizing Food Safety Risk In A Global Supply Chain 3/9/2016

    It’s no secret that the food industry’s supply chain has expanded to the global level and continues to grow. With that expansion comes confusion and ambiguity regarding how to minimize your risks while continuing to maintain your bottom line. Here, Karen Mills, Director of Quality for High Liner Foods, answers my questions about the food industry’s global supply chain, food safety legislation affecting operations within it, and best practices food manufacturers can adopt to produce safe products while remaining competitive as the food industry’s supply chain continues to grow.

  8. Reducing Food Waste Requires Thinking Outside The Box 2/4/2016

    According to USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, nearly 133 billion pounds of food makes its way to the landfill each year in the U.S. Needless to say, this is an enormous amount of wasted food and it is creating major business, environmental, and social problems. Here, Meghan Stasz, Senior Director of Sustainability at the Grocery Manufacturers Association, answers my questions about what food manufacturers can do to reduce or eliminate food waste in both manufacturing facilities and in their supply chains.

  9. Food Online's Top 10 Of January 2/1/2016

    What was most important to our readers in January? Take a look back at last month by reviewing the 10 most-popular articles that appeared on Food Online.

  10. Don't Be The Weakest Link: Improving The Food Industry's Supply Chain 1/4/2016

    The food industry’s supply chain is a difficult landscape to traverse. New technologies seem to arrive on a monthly basis, logistics always presents its own unique challenges, consumers are becoming increasingly demanding, and food safety legislation is constantly evolving — it’s a lot for food manufacturers to stay on top of. Here, Daniel Triot, Senior Director of the Trading Partner Alliance of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), answers my questions about supply chain obstacles food manufacturers and retailers are facing and offers guidance on how to overcome them.