In the first of this two-part episode of Food Safety Matters, we interviewed professionals from the industry, regulatory, and nonprofit sectors, live from the show floor of the Food Safety Summit, which took place on May 6–9 in Rosemont, Illinois. We discussed food safety culture, food safety regulation for cannabis-infused edibles, traceability, legacy facilities and equipment, and more.
At the 2024 Food Safety Summit, a panel of regulatory and industry experts discussed compliance with FSMA 204 and how the design and management of traceability programs has represented challenges and opportunities for companies across the supply chain.
According to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the two largest federal purchasers of food in the U.S. attempt to source locally grown food when possible, but do not collect sufficient data to trace the origins of food purchases.
Trace Register and ReposiTrak have announced a partnership to enable fast, simple compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Food Safety Modernization Act, Section 204 (FSMA 204), also known as the Food Traceability Final Rule, through data interoperability.
FDA has partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to expand the focus of the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Test, which is examining how identifiers—unique numbers that capture information about legal business entities and their functions—can be leveraged to address a range of supply chain traceability needs.
Sojo Industries has released Sojo Shield™, a dock-to-dock software platform that provides immediate and accurate reporting on critical tracking events such as shipping, receiving, and transport.
In an effort to achieve compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Food Safety Modernization Act Section 204(d), also known as FSMA 204 or the Food Traceability Final Rule, the Kroger Co recently published a Food Traceability Policy and Requirements document for suppliers.
GS1 US has published a new suite of resources to help companies address the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Traceability Final Rule.
ReposiTrak is hosting a free webinar on March 4 with Shawn Stevens, J.D., food industry lawyer and founder of Food Industry Counsel LLC, to discuss the legal ramifications for businesses with insufficient traceability along their food supply chains.
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