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Track and Trace

Increasing Food Traceability for Midsize Manufacturers

Terri Ghio

December 15, 2022

The New Era Food Safety Rules give companies just three years to increase food safety—the countdown begins now.

Regulatory Watch

FDA’s traceability challenge closes July 30

The FDA has launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools for human and animal foods.

July 9, 2021

The FDA has launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools for human and animal foods.

FDA launches challenge to push traceability tool development for food safety

June 8, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a challenge to push the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace.

FDA extends comment period for food traceability proposed rule, info collection provisions

Sharon Spielman

December 17, 2020

The FDA has extended the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” and reopened the comment period for the information collection provisions until Feb. 22, 2021.

Track and trace

Creating a track-and-trace system for the rest of us

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) propose a system design that even small producer stakeholders can use—FE interviews the lead researcher

Wayne Labs

November 13, 2020

Even in the U.S. an exhaustive track and trace system, which is available to all participants—including small producers and farms—and additional members in the supply chain, right up to the consumer, has been elusive. The FDA, in its recent proposed rule, "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods," is a good starting point in defining what kind of data needs to be kept and where new data should originate, but it doesn't get to specifics in implementation.

Supply chain solutions

Bayer finds supply chain system to aid in seed traceability

Kezzler, a global supply chain traceability provider, will make it possible to trace seeds back to the farm

Wayne Labs

October 1, 2020

Kezzler, a global provider of supply chain traceability and serialization technology, has signed a master service agreement (MSA) with Bayer to provide track and trace capabilities for seed origins. Bayer—a life sciences company with more than 150 years experience in healthcare and agriculture—and Kezzler have had an existing working relationship for the last four years.

Food Safety

How to keep traceability on track

Technology developers and program operators must make a compelling case for traceability if systems are to become omnipresent.

Richard Mitchell

February 14, 2020

Widespread traceability in the meat and poultry sector appears to be a concept whose time has come.

Nestlé announces blockchain pilot

The initial pilot program will trace milk from farms and producers in New Zealand to Nestlé factories and warehouses in the Middle East.

July 8, 2019

Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced a collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

Food Safety

PTI Leadership Council looks toward further industry collaboration

The emphasis is on traceability and the use of Blockchain to enable traceability from farm to fork.

Wayne Labs

August 20, 2018

The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Leadership Council recently met to refuel industry discussions due to recent events having put a new spotlight on traceability, including recent foodborne illness outbreak investigations, release in Canada of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and projects exploring the benefits of Blockchain for the food supply chain.