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Food safety has always been an important issue, but like workplace health and safety, its profile is growing and must be viewed as a business essential.

The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) aims to explore how technology can enhance traceability solutions in the produce sector with a new working group.

Supply chain is critical to any food safety program. Having full control and traceability of raw materials and end products is no longer an option, but rather a requirement. In the past two years, the pandemic has exposed new weaknesses and made visible the business risks posed by an unstable supply chain.

Improving food traceability is a key objective for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as demonstrated by the initiatives in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint to create a safer and more traceable food supply chain. 

Here we discuss the results of a pilot study that explored enhanced data sharing in the seafood supply chain.

Cargill has joined U.S. CattleTrace, with the goal of developing a national infrastructure for tracing animal disease in the U.S. cattle industry.

To curb leafy greens-related outbreaks, pilot studies were undertaken to identify how to improve food safety throughout the supply chain. Here’s what we learned.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has identified three areas for research: emerging food safety risks, food chain vulnerability assessments, and fresh produce traceability.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made two updates to its materials for stakeholders regarding the proposed rule, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Food Traceability Proposed Rule). 

Campden BRI has updated guidance on the design, implementation, and control of cleaning and disinfection of food factories.