The Food Safety Modernization Act and Increased Need for Track and Trace, Part Five

As we’ve seen in our last several posts, the food-processing industry is witnessing rapid changes to its ecosystem. There is an increased global interdependence in sourcing of commodities, and consumer bases now stretch across the world. These consumers are demanding safe, hygienic food in an intense on-demand / around-the-clock environment. There is also growing significance [...]

The Food Safety Modernization Act and Increased Need for Track and Trace, Part Four

Now that we’ve considered the problems facing the CPG industry’s cold-chain, let’s look at how pallet-level tracking can help. Approximately 1.1 billion pallets of produce are shipped annually to retail grocers in North America and Europe—but how can you track 1.1 billion pallets of produce cost-effectively? This problem isn’t new, but without a viable method [...]

The Food Safety Modernization Act and Increased Need for Track and Trace, Part Three

Our last post in this series focused on ways the it.CPG solution automates business processes. Now let’s look at how a robust SAP solution like it.CPG facilitates pallet-level tracking, thus helping companies meet demands for track-and-trace as created by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Before we dive into how this emerging technology works, however, let’s [...]

National Food Safety Education Month: The Food Safety Modernization Act and Increased Need for Track & Trace, Intro

To celebrate National Food Safety Education Month this September, we’ve put together a series of posts on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and its impact on supply-chain track-and-trace capabilities. In this introductory post, we will discuss an overview of the FSMA and how it stands to change food-safety measures in general. Why the need [...]