The opening workshop of the 2025 Food Safety Summit focused on "Traceability Next Steps: Supply Chain Implementation" and included interactive traceability exercises to help attendees understand the requirements of FSMA 204.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Christian Ararat, a seasoned food safety and quality professional with a global perspective, about a range of topics, including auditing, traceability, certifications, exporting to the U.S., and artificial intelligence (AI). We also hear from Joseph Corby, the recipient of Food Safety Magazine’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award, about his illustrious career and advocacy work.
At present, food safety systems face many hurdles. The Vienna Food Safety Forum 2025 provides a platform to showcase how new digital solutions efforts can improve food safety surveillance systems and quality assurance practices by deploying technological innovation and collaborative platforms.
A GS1 US survey revealed that most supply chain professionals are highly to moderately confident in their ability to manage disruptions, but nearly half struggle with supply chain visibility. The survey uncovered factors that contribute to higher confidence in supply chains and visibility.
Traceability means that one can identify not only the source of the ingredients, but also a whole set of inputs—the entire history of what went into making the product
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Phil Kafarakis, President and CEO of IFMA The Food Away from Home Association, about traceability, training, lessons learned from foodborne illness outbreaks, and other topics related to the foodservice sector.
ReposiTrak has expanded the capabilities of the ReposiTrak Traceability Network with the new “Traceability for Everyone” feature, which enables suppliers to share traceability data for any customer.
FDA has delayed the compliance date for its Food Traceability Final Rule, fulfilling Section 204(d) of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204), by 30 months, due to concerns about industry unpreparedness. Consumer advocacy groups have expressed disapproval.
Trustwell has announced a new milestone for its traceability service—the addition of 2,000 new suppliers to its platform, bringing the total of suppliers within its supplier network to 25,000.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Lucy Angarita of GS1 US about the challenges of, and progress made toward, compliance with FSMA 204 as the January 2026 compliance date approaches. Lucy also discusses actionable steps for companies to advance their traceability journeys.
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