Transportation

Food on the Move: Managing Hygiene and Safety Risks in Transport

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

As a nonprofit association, ENFIT has developed several guidelines to ensure a safe supply chain, including the HQF Certification Scheme (for the certification of transport cleaning stations) and Transport Hygiene Risk Analysis (THR Analysis).

Food Industry Reefers Available to Rent, Purchase from SeaCube Cold Solutions

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:10:56 -0400

Supporting food businesses, grocers, distributors, and other industries handling perishables, SeaCube Cold Solutions gives businesses across the U.S. the option to rent or purchase refrigerated containers, also known as “reefers,” for temperature-sensitive goods.

Nelson-Jameson Transitions to Reusable Shipping Containers for Delivery of Dairy Production Cultures

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:19:14 -0500

Nelson-Jameson has announced a new partnership with Bonar Plastics to create and utilize new, reusable shipping containers when delivering dsm-firmenich cultures, which are biological catalysts for dairy food production.

New Smart Label Solution for Package Tracking and Monitoring

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:43:37 -0500

The Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) Smart Label is a new, IoT-based location tracking solution for monitoring parcel delivery and shipping, fleet management, and the movement of goods.

World’s Largest Food Distributor Sysco Unveils its FSMA 204 Traceability Plan

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:36:16 -0400

Sysco Corporation has unveiled its comprehensive new plan to support compliance with FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule/FSMA 204.

New Freshness Monitoring Platform from Evigence

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:51:31 -0400

Evigence’s Freshness Management Platform with FreshSense™ is now available, offering food companies and cold chain transporters unit-level, data-driven freshness insights using patented, chemistry-embedded QR code sensor technology.

Frozen Food Industry Group Strives to Reduce Storage Temperature Standards by 3 °C

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:28:43 -0400

The Move to -15 °C—an industry effort to lower frozen food storage and transportation temperature standards—is gaining steam. The group says a 3 °C reduction would significantly increase environmental sustainability without compromising food safety.

Study: Little Difference Between E. Coli Growth on Leafy Greens in Forward vs. Source Processing Conditions

Thu, 16 May 2024 14:15:17 -0400

Forward processing of leafy greens crops does not significantly increase the food safety risk posed by Escherichia coli, suggests a recent study led by a USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) scientist and funded by the Center for Produce Safety.

Digital Transformation of Foodservice: Potential Contributing Factors for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This article explores the consumer-driven digital transformation of foodservice, including off-premise delivery, ghost kitchens, and mail-order foods. These new food models are characterized by potentially higher food safety risks and low regulation, raising questions about how to move forward safely.

Study Suggests Shipping Retail Meat Longer Distances Increases Chances of MDR Pathogen Contamination

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:41:10 -0500

A recent U.S.-based study analyzing the risk of multidrug-resistant (MDR) foodborne pathogen contamination of retail meats associated with the processor region of origin and shipping distance to the final destination suggests that increased distance is linked to increased MDR bacterial contamination.

Reducing Food Safety Risks in Transporting Food

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In a dynamic shipping environment, the need to anticipate and reduce food safety risks across the supply chain requires innovation, strategic leadership, and strong partnerships between food and transportation companies. This article will provide a brief history of food safety in transportation, a review of current trends, and insights into strategies and cultural expectations to prevent and control food safety risks in transportation.

Zebra Environmental Sensors Increase Food Supply Chain Visibility

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:42:34 -0400

Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced its new line of environmental sensors, including the new ZS300 sensor, ZB200 Bridge, and Android Sensor Discovery app.

SmartBox System Could Enable Safer Home Food Deliveries

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:40:26 -0500

HomeValet Inc. has announced a new food safety compliance and risk management system for food delivery “from Store-to-Door.”

Adjustable Tanker Port With Security Lid for Sampling in Dairy, Liquid Food Trucks

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:08:54 -0500

QualiTru Sampling Systems has introduced the first of three new products planned for 2023—the new TruStream7 Adjustable Tanker Port with Security Lid, specifically designed for sampling in dairy and other liquid food tanker trucks.

Grocery Retailer Digitizes Entire Poultry Cold Chain, Enables Traceability Using IoT

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:50:53 -0500

Australian supermarket chain Coles is using Internet of Things (IoT) technology to digitize and make traceable its entire poultry cold chain.

EFSA Reports on Mitigating Spread of AMR in Food-Producing Animals During Transport

hendersonb@bnpmedia.com (Bailee Henderson) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:09:10 -0400

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on mitigation strategies for the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—a global food safety and public health threat—among food-producing animals during transport.

E-Commerce Food Businesses Continue to Soar Under the Regulatory Radar

solutions@foodsafetymuse.com (Cori Muse) — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:00:00 -0400

Since e-commerce food businesses are not regulated as traditional food manufacturers based on the current Code of Federal Regulations, these models are regulated under the "honor system." The way in which consumers are buying food has changed dramatically, and so must the regulations to ensure public health and safety associated with these foods.

Economic Impacts of Food Safety Incidents on Supply Chains: 2018 Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

hendersonb@bnpmedia.com (Bailee Henderson) — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

A study has demonstrated the economic impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks on supply chains by observing the damages caused by the 2018 Escherichia coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce grown in California.

Supply Chain Recovery—Processors Speak Out

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In our ongoing coverage of the supply chain crisis and how it is affecting food processors, Food Safety Insights surveyed more than 150 food processors in North America and around the world about how they are managing their recovery, the difficulties they are still coping with, what changes they have made and will be making in the future. Most processors told us that they continue to have some level of difficulty with high prices, availability of employees (including truck drivers), and supply shortages. A large majority (about 75 percent) also tell us that they plan to implement changes and to manage their supply chains differently to avoid these issues in the future.

Off-Premises Dining Safety in the Restaurant and Foodservice Business

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:11:10 -0400

Food safety concerns of off-premises sales for restaurants are the food safety risks associated with food preparation and the additional risk of keeping the food safe after the food has been prepared.

Are Third-Party Delivery Services Keeping Food Safe?

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Not all meal kit companies are created equal, but at least two of them are focused on food safety during meal kit delivery.

Regulators Burdened by the Velocity of Innovation in Nontraditional Food Operations

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400

To remain viable, food operators may need to enter nontraditional areas as a way to increase their brand.

Smarter Approaches to Ensuring Food Safety in the Global E-Commerce Market

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0500

E-commerce presents unprecedented food safety risks and challenges for the food supply chain.

The Importance of Storage and Transportation Quality Management Systems

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400

Storage and transportation are undervalued linkages in the food supply chain but play critical roles in food safety.

Moving from Uneasiness to Confidence under the Sanitary Transportation Rule

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

There continues to be confusion about what compliance with the Sanitary Transportation rule should actually look like in practice.

DRIVE-Safe Act Can Help Keep Food Moving across America’s Highways,Safely

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Each day, the foodservice distribution industry delivers food and supplies to over one million professional kitchens across the country. Learn how the DRIVE-Safe Act will improve safety for all involved in food distribution.

The Safe Food Transportation Rules: Safety with a Side of Flexibility

Tue, 01 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400

What are the practical effects of the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule on the shippers, loaders, carriers, and receivers involved in the transportation of human or animal food?

The Supply Chain and Food Safety Culture: Distribution

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Industry leaders confirm the importance of food safety culture at the point of food distribution.

Driving the FSMA Train Forward… Looking Ahead to Implementation

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

With the Food Safety Modernization Act in place, it is time to look forward to its implementation

A New Era of Food Safety Regulation Begins

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Under FSMA, FDA requires preventive controls for food facilities and mandatory produce safety standards for a broad range of farming activities.