The FDA is about to release information to farmers, wholesalers, and retailers on how to build tracking systems to trace contaminated foods back to where it originated. The FDA has a March 2010 deadline for enforcing standards using RFID technology in pharmaceuticals, and it makes sense to recommend a similar approach in food production. Bar […]
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GS1 Food Safety Initiative
GS1, the barcode standards organization has teamed up with a number of leading food processors to come up with a standard for improving identification, tracking and traceability in the food supply chain. (As this NY Times article shows, improvements are needed fast) The initiative uses a number of existing GS1 standards and brings them together […]
Food Labels, Traceability, and the FSMA
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January 2011, creating some of the largest changes to food safety in over 70 years. The new regulations in the FSMA affect the entire supply chain from farm-to-fork. The FSMA requires changes for most food retailers and gives consumers important tools to determine safe food. […]
Expiration Date Clarification on Food Labels
Food labels aim to provide consumers with information about the product they are using. However, sometimes labels can be misleading. Our blog post about all of the terms that can be used to reference expiration dates on packaging discusses the various phrases used to signify the best date ranges for food to be packaged and […]
Label Confusion and the Impact on Food Waste
If you haven’t read our blog “The Importance of Expiration Dates on Packaging,” you should! Did you know the FDA does not require food firms to place dates on food products? There is no system in place that determines what date to list or even if they need to list a date on the product. […]
A Look at Food Label Transparency
Food Label Transparency and Why It Matters to the Consumer There have been multiple updates regarding food labels in the past few months, specifically with GMO Labeling, and this has become a topic of discussion across news channels, publications, and blogs. As we place a greater emphasis on the importance of food labels, it is […]
Coding Disposable Food Service Products
The disposable cups and containers that hold your “to-go” food and drinks are made of various materials and use manufacturing technologies designed to maintain product quality and freshness while the food products are distributed and stored. Commonly used materials for the manufacture of disposable food containers include: Aluminum – used to manufacture foils, wraps, bags, […]
Seafood Traceability
If you are involved in the seafood supply chain, you are probably aware that seafood traceability was included in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and confirmed by the more recent (but very slow moving) Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. One of the goals of these acts is to be able track food items in […]
Is Your Food Safe? Can Your Business Handle a Recall?
This week’s news reported another food recall for the northeast region released this week . On July 22, 2012, Cargill announced a voluntary recall of about 29,300 pounds of 85-percent-lean ground beef produced May 25, 2012, in Wyalusing, Pa. So why did it take so long to announce the recall? The Centers for Disease […]
More Changes to Food Labels?
According to a recent survey conducted by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), more Americans want additional information on food labels. The IFIC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that communicates science-based information about food safety and nutrition to health professionals, government officials, and consumers. The “Consumer Perceptions of Food Technology” survey shows that 24% percent […]