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FDA / IFT pilots – what needs to be defined!
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
Posted in Food Safety, Traceability
Tagged epcis, FDA, Food Safety, IFT, pilot, Recall, Software, systems, Traceability
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FDA Traceability Pilots – what for? why?
FDA announced on their traceability web site last week that they are now commencing with the mandated pilot traceability programs for the food industry. It is easy to see why it is being conducted, that is because a clueless congress … Continue reading
Posted in Food Safety, Traceability
Tagged FDA, GS1, IFT, pilot, Recall, Traceability
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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
Posted in Food Safety, Retail, Traceability
Tagged e.coli, Food Safety, Food Traceability, germany, produce, Recall, Traceability
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WGA – Is this retreat, surrender or what is it?
The Packer broke yesterday the news that WGA has decided on ‘preferred vendors’ for traceability and other regulatory software. Man, I am really disappointed. After what must amount to a year or so, WGA has decided that TrueTrac LLC and … Continue reading
Posted in Software, Traceability
Tagged Associations, Famous Software, FDA, Food, Food Safety, Food safety modernization act, NAMP, Traceability, TrueTrac, Western Growers, WGA
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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
Posted in Food Safety, Software, Traceability
Tagged FDA, Food Safety, HP, HR.2749, IBM, Microsoft, S.510, Tibco, Traceability, USDA
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