Category Archives: Food Safety

Horsemeat traceability

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Administrator

I have been following the news about the horsemeat scandal that has hit Europe over the last few weeks. I find the outrage as well as the potential remedies mostly funny, in any case completely detached from reality. We as … Continue reading →

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XL Foods – The Limitations of Systems and Traceability

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Administrator

I have been working for 2 years with the XL Foods team on computer systems before I followed my passion for selling computer systems to the food industry again. It is of course saddening to see how this evolved and … Continue reading →

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Germany steps forward with interoperable traceability

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Administrator

Interoperable traceability is moving full steam ahead in Germany. Efforts which have been similar to PTI (Produce Traceability Initiative) and mpXML (Meat Traceability guideline) have evolved traceability to the next level. Retail case ready packages are marked with QR-Codes that … Continue reading →

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Efficient Food Safety Systems

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Administrator

About 15 years ago I wrote the first time about automation of food safety tasks using computer systems. My work at the time had been incorporated in a book called “ISO-9000 in der Prozesstechnik” (ISO 9000 in Process Industries). There … Continue reading →

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FDA / IFT pilots – what needs to be defined!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Administrator

Last week I may have been a little harsh with the officials at FDA and the people at IFT. I guess they cannot do anything different as they are being told by lawmakers. If lawmakers say that they cannot recommend … Continue reading →

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