A new label developed by UWI Technologies in Scotland warns the consumer when food or other products are about to expire. The UWI label (pronounced “yoo-wee” and stands for “use within”) is activated as soon as a jar or other packaging is opened. The label displays a visible countdown to indicate when a product expires […]
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A “Made in New Hampshire” Food Label?
NH Bill HB1650 has been introduced in the House of Representatives to protect local farms and food production. The bill would exempt food grown or manufactured, and then sold within New Hampshire, from the federal food safety regulations. The “Made in New Hampshire” brand would be regulated by the state, and could be leveraged by small, local […]
Track-and-Trace Benefits the Foodservice Industry
Major foodservice companies are seeing measurable benefits as part of the industry-driven Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative. Two years ago, the initiative was launched as a voluntary industry collaboration to reduce waste, improve product information, and add traceability in the foodservice supply chain. GS1 US hopes the industry will attain a 75 percent voluntary adoption of GS1 […]
FDA Announces Food Tracing Pilot Studies
The FDA announced On September 6, 2011 that the IFT will conduct two pilot studies on track and trace methods for food products.
Food Packaging and the FSMA
Lot and date information embedded in bar codes The Food Safety Modernization Act that was signed into law in January 2011 made major changes regarding the way food is tracked. A big part of this law deals with documenting processes and inventory in food production, and that includes the packaging used for storing and shipping […]
Foodservice Industry Adopting GS1 Standards
Technologies that track products throughout the supply chain using GS1 standards are now being used in the foodservice industry as well. Foodservice distributors are finding that industry standards provide safer food and remove waste and costs to produce a more efficient supply chain. At a recent GS1 food safety conference held on May 31 – June 2 in Orlando […]
Bar Coding and RFID for the Food Industry
Many mandates, initiatives, and industry efforts are in place to improve traceability and safety in the food supply chain. One important industry effort is the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), which strives to achieve supply chain-wide adoption of electronic traceability of every case of produce by 2012. Bar coding and RFID help the food industry achieve […]
Renewed Focus on Food Traceability
Will focus on food safety result in better tracking systems for food suppliers?
Are Food Tracking Mandates Too Costly?
The Food Safety and Tracking Improvement Act may result in higher costs for food producers.
Product Tracing in Food Systems
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) convened a panel of experts to consider how comprehensive traceability in the food supply chain is vital to food safety and to examine the technology available to achieve this. As a result IFT came up with a report outlining their recommendations for the data elements that need to be […]