A new implementation guideline for leveraging GS1 global standards for traceability business processes in the dairy, deli and bakery supply chain was released by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, the International Dairy Foods Association and GS1 US. The guide was developed with input from industry stakeholders to provide best practice recommendations […]

Wegmans Food Markets and National Center for Food Protection and Defense WASHINGTON, DC—The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is pleased to announce that Wegmans Food Markets and the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD) have signed on as founding sponsors of IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center. They will […]

NFU, the US Cattlemen’s Association (NCBA), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and American Sheep Industry Association sent a letter on Friday, 27 September urging USDA to reject an extension to the implementation of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). “Farmers, ranchers and consumers have waited too long for meaningful Country-of-Origin Labeling standards and […]

Symposium will be held 5-7 March 2014 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The Program Committee of the 2014 ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Division (FPID) Symposium has issued a Call for Papers inviting authors, innovators, thought leaders and leading automation and control professionals to submit abstracts for presentation consideration […]

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) officially launched the Global Food Traceability Center on September 11, 2013 at a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.. Never a public or private entity brought together the agri-food system stakeholders to focus exclusively on providing timely product tracing […]

USDA pilot program increases processing line speed but fails to stop contaminated meat The meat inspection program for pork plants that USDA plans to deploy throughout the nation has failed to stop the production of contaminated meat at both US and foreign plants. USDA program results in a 20 percent […]

Janet Collins, PhD, RD, CFS, and senior manager at DuPont, is the new president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society of professionals engaged in food science, food technology and related areas in industry, academia and government. Collins is the 74th president of IFT and the […]

FDA wants to know how we read food labels for better understanding on how consumers obtain information from them. The FDA submitted its request to do studies involving eye-tracking in a July 3 Federal Register notice. Eye tracking technology allows researchers a glimpse into how people process visual information by […]

Traceability is an important component of a fresh produce food safety plan. Three little documents will ensure traceability of fresh produce from farm to retailer when properly implemented. Traceability of fresh produce is an incredibly important component of a food safety plan for farms. According to Michigan State University Extension […]

If you as a consumer want the full health benefits of broccoli avoid the frozen variety or check that was heated at only 76C, as new research says frozen broccoli lacks cancer-fighting properties. A team of U.S. scientists has found that blanching or cooking the vegetable at high heat — […]