Archive for January 1st, 2010
Barcode Traceability and Your Food
When you stroll through the aisles of the grocery store, countless thoughts run through your head. Is this food safe? Has it expired? Does it have what the package says it has? Was it produced in a facility that may contain peanuts? In order to provide these questions, and many others, with answers, traceability is key.
While some form of traceability is already required in certain areas of the US, Canada, the European Union and select countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, more and more industries are actually implementing their own traceability programs to ensure the safety of their products, making traceability a crucial aspect in the supply chain.
Survey gives feedback on produce traceability
One year after the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Steering Committee unveiled its action plan to enhance the produce industry’s traceability capability, companies across the produce supply chain have the opportunity to share feedback via a new online survey.
All industry members involved in the produce supply chain are encouraged to participate in the online survey, which can be accessed at www.producetraceability.org. The survey, which is being conducted by United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association (PMA), will help the PTI Steering Committee and administering associations assess PTI adoption to date and identify additional support needs.
Food Traceability: The Missing Ingredient from Your Supply Chain
Over the past few years, security precautions have been put in place to protect this country from domestic and international terrorists, health-related outbreaks, and even financial shenanigans among others. In spite of that, however, the most important pipeline-the food supply-has mostly been ignored and even neglected. The European Union has had food traceability regulations in place since 2005 with the U.S. taking a less than direct approach with voluntary, mostly arbitrary programs. With the U.S. Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (HR 2749) having already passed the House and a similar Senate version (S510) on the fast track, mandated system-wide traceability is coming. While food safety may be the catalyst, the benefits extend beyond food safety and into the supply chain by increasing visibility, and potentially long-term profitability.
NAIS Moves to the World Stage thru S 510 – traceability
Animal traceability is gaining governmental support in two key US beef markets, which may bolster reinvigoration of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in the United States, despite a recent funding cut to $5.3 million. Japan and South Korea, are now moving toward mandatory traceability on imports. South Korea plans to mandate animal monitoring by 2010, and Japan’s new prime minister vowed to mandate it for beef imports, according to a pro-NAIS report at Food Safety News.
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