The Non-GMO Project has not verified GMOs in original Cheerios absence, and is not associated with the product.   The ingredient list of General Mills, Inc.’s original Cheerios highlights the importance of starch —corn starch is second on the list, right behind whole grain oats. Cheerios, of course, is not […]

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., asked President Barack Obama to order federal agencies to better coordinate their efforts to fight seafood fraud that menaces American fishermen’s livelihoods and harms consumers.   A recent nationwide study carried out by nonprofit group Oceana on seafood mislabelling found […]

One approach to address this challenge in economics is to develop strategies to simultaneously reduce all types of risks with real-time traceability systems.   The global food supply network is becoming increasing vulnerable to food safety and food defense risks partly due to the large volume of shipments from domestic […]

The global food traceability market (tracking technologies) is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7 percent, reaching expected revenue of $14.1 billion by 2020. That’s according to a new market research report, Food Traceability Market (Tracking Technologies) Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities and Forecast, 2012 – 2020, […]

Hydroponic growing advances food safety and traceability that customers, retailers, and even food regulators are demanding.   The hydroponic food production industry is expanding at a rate that is set to outpace the 2014 IMF estimate of global growth by 80%. Hydroponics systems are being deployed to grow key vegetable […]

There’s a reason why strong traceability requirements are in place: For the most part, we eat oysters raw. They’re a high-risk food.   The first time it happened, the call came from oyster grower Bren Smith’s mom. She was ecstatic to see his Thimble Island oysters for sale at a […]

Scientists at the food institute Nofima have developed a new and efficient DNA test to trace escaped farmed salmon, in which they can link the DNA profile of the escaped fish to the fish farm from which it escaped. “The advantage of this tracing system is that ‘only’ the parents […]

They have food-safety certification, food-security certification and traceback capability. While the company brings most of its products into the United States through Nogales, it also crosses some product in McAllen, TX. Lisa Inc. in Nogales, AZ, and the company’s growers in Mexico, put a lot of emphasis on food safety […]

The Food Safety Modernization Act mandates new standards and documentation for traceability and verification of the cold chain Technology enhances practices in many supply chains and can enhance the food distribution chain as well. The basic warehouse functions of receiving, stacking, picking, staging and shipping are shared among most operations. […]

The Food Marketing Institute is endorsing food safety and traceability company ReposiTrak. ReposiTrak is backed by retail technology from Park City Group, Salt Lake City, Utah, and international food safety and health consultants Leavitt Partners, Salt Lake City, according to a news release. Hilary Thesmar, FMI vice president for food […]