Category Archives: Food Safety

Does plant traceability really help?

Being German, I am following the news coming from Germany about the E. coli outbreak that killed by now more than 15 people and have thousands sickened. It is for me a déjà vu, remembering the tomato scare we had … Continue reading

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Computer Systems and Food Safety

I was in Chicago about a week ago attending the NAMP Management Conference. Though a small event, it is one of the very few still growing association meetings in the meat industry with a record audience of more than 200 … Continue reading

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Traceability – Getting on the front burner?

The senate passed finally s.510 last week, which is supposing the biggest overhaul of the nation’s food safety system in decades. Even though it has stalled due to clerical mistakes, I am confident that it will become final within a … Continue reading

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Food Traceability – I’m kind of done with it

I guess I’m not really done with it permanently, but for now I am. Over the past few weeks I wrote thoughts on different aspects of traceability. I came lately to the conclusion, that we will not get significant changes … Continue reading

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Food Traceability – The role of software vendors

Living in California is wunderbar. I do have a Governor with a perfect English accent, at least from my perspective and there is no place else in the world where you have such a risk behavior that allows Gold rushes, … Continue reading

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