The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is pleased to announce a new supplement available online through IFT’s peer-reviewed scientific journal, Journal of Food Science.   This supplement is an attempt to catalyze and jump start the process of achieving a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional, whole community approach to food traceability. Within the […]

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has received a grant to conduct research into the impacts of traceability on consumer attitudes and business performance in the seafood industry from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.   The purpose of this project is to strengthen the […]

A cherry grower in Wenatchee, Wash., apparently has written the first manual from a grower’s perspective to help produce farmers meet Global Gap food safety requirements.   A cherry grower in Wenatchee has devised a farmer-friendly manual to help fruit and vegetable growers comply with Global Gap food safety requirements. […]

The use of precision agriculture in the production of crops grabs most of the headlines. But animal agriculture is also starting to make use of precision ag technology in many areas, ranging from heat detection in cows to robotic cow milking.   Those interested in livestock production learned how precision […]

A Maryland legislator is introducing the “Maryland Seafood Authenticity and Enforcement Act”, which the agency Oceana applauds. The legislation should help stop “seafood bait and switch” in that state.   Are you sure that the fish and seafood you buy in the grocery store or at the fishmonger are properly […]

Family Farmed consultant Atina Diffley recently presented several workshops on how to sell crops in the wholesale markets for small-scale producers.  “With the Food Safety Modernization Act on the horizon, traceability is key. If you didn’t record it, it didn’t happen”, she said.   The biggest barriers for small and […]

Using GS1 standards and the Global Trade Item Number, a global organization can embrace whole-chain traceability, what means it can locate a potentially harmful product in minutes anywhere in the supply chain.   Consumers trust the foods they eat are safe and the industry is working hard to make sure […]

Utah will be one of the first states using an electronic animal health and brand inspection system.   The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has contracted with two companies to develop software that will allow inspectors to conduct brand inspections and animal health inspections in the field and […]

A draft of the Best Aquaculture Practices BAP hatchery and nursery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks is now available for public comment for 60 days.   The BAP hatchery standards for finfish, crustaceans and mollusks apply to all species for which BAP farm standards exist, including shrimp, salmon, tilapia, […]

Food traceability – Last week, scientists announced the development of a tool that might help ensure the authenticity of a sweeter product of the food industry: chocolate.   Food traceability ­— the ability to follow a product from farm to store or restaurant — took center stage last February after […]