Articles Tagged with ''traceability''

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.

Honeysuckle White, Cargill launch farmer-specific turkey traceability

Company uses first-to-market blockchain solution that allows consumers to see which farmer raised each turkey.

Crystal Lindell

October 26, 2017

This Thanksgiving, consumers will be able to trace Honeysuckle White brand turkeys from a family farm to their table.

Chicken of the Sea launches seafood traceability tool

Jeremy Gerrard

September 13, 2016

The new interactive program currently covers all San Diego-based Chicken of the Sea shelf-stable tuna products and will soon to the company’s entire shelf-stable product line.

Food Safety

A corollary to Murphy's law in the food industry

Richard F. Stier

June 17, 2016

The longer you work in the food industry, the more you realize Murphy’s law applies.

NAMI announces additional educational programs for IPPE

January 4, 2016

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced it will sponsor five additional education programs at IPPE

TECH FLASH

Oceana applauds seafood fraud bill

The Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015 would ensure expansion of task force guidelines to include all seafood species.

Jeremy Gerrard

August 12, 2015

Oceana commends US representatives for introducing the new legislation.

Global food traceability market expected to grow through 2019

Jeremy Gerrard

January 15, 2015

The global food traceability market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.88 percent from 2015-2019, according to technology research and advisory company TechNavio.

Unilever to use only 100 percent sustainable palm oil in European foods

Jeremy Gerrard

November 21, 2014

Unilever announced in its sustainable palm oil progress report that all palm oil directly sourced for its European Foods business will be 100 percent traceable and certified sustainable by the end of the year.

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