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Campaign against farmed salmon supported by Slow Food

April 15, 2014 8:56 am2 comments
Campaign against farmed salmon supported by Slow Food

Though some companies are making efforts to provide clean feed, the lack of traceability makes consumers unable to know where the farmed salmon come from.   It was a present-day Viking invasion that inspired Alexandra Morton to begin her decades-long battle against the perils of farmed salmon. The American-born marine […]

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New Guide Targets Traceability to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains

April 11, 2014 8:52 am0 comments
New Guide Targets Traceability to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains

The United Nations Global Compact and BSR today released a first-of-its-kind guide on traceability to help companies and stakeholders worldwide address the evolving landscape of supply chain sustainability and meet their broader sustainability goals.   A Guide to Traceability: A Practical Approach to Advance Sustainability in Global Supply Chains provides […]

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Seafood Traceability: The Business Case for Better Data

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Seafood Traceability: The Business Case for Better Data

Up to 26 percent of all wild seafood imports to the U.S. is so-called pirate fish   Exposés of deception and abuse in food supply chains have become disturbingly routine. Whether we’re hearing about pink slime or horsemeat passed off as beef, the news is consistently unsettling: We can’t trust […]

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P&G announces new palm oil standards with commitments on traceability

April 10, 2014 8:39 am0 comments
P&G announces new palm oil standards with commitments on traceability

Among the changes to its policy are commitments to establish traceability of palm oil and palm kernel oil to supplier mills by December 2015   Procter & Gamble Co. announced new sustainability goals Tuesday for no deforestation in its palm oil supply chain. The change was applauded by Greenpeace, whose […]

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North Stokes High School receives GAP certification

April 4, 2014 8:30 am0 comments
North Stokes High School receives GAP certification

First GAP certified high school agriculture program in North Carolina lets North Stokes students grow food for school system   Do you know where your lunch came from? Or who harvested it? Or how it was grown? When there’s lettuce on the menu at North Stokes High School, students know […]

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Is this safe to eat? Foodborne illness on the rise

March 28, 2014 8:46 am0 comments
Is this safe to eat? Foodborne illness on the rise

Better surveillance — being able to identify which pathogen or organism is most often associated with which foods — aids traceability and resource management.   Foods such as raw oysters and sashimi may be delicacies, but they may also become the source of illness and health problems. “Foodborne illness is […]

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Advanced Food Safety Training Workshop Offered

March 25, 2014 8:52 am0 comments
Advanced Food Safety Training Workshop Offered

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Maryland will conduct an advanced food safety training workshop   An Advanced Food Safety Training workshop focused about fruit and vegetable production and packing practices will start on Wednesday, April 23, from 9 am to 4 pm at MDA Headquarters, […]

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Track and Trace Your Products session at the All Star Convention in Orlando

March 18, 2014 9:46 am1 comment
Track and Trace Your Products session at the All Star Convention in Orlando

Park City Group Duo Addresses Food & Dairy Convention in Orlando   Two executives from Park City Group (NASDAQ:PCYG), a leader in consumer goods supply chain technology designed to increase sales and reduce out-of-stocks, addressed more than 200 attendees of the All Star Convention in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, March […]

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New Report on Tracking Technologies in Global Food Traceability Market

March 14, 2014 9:15 am1 comment
New Report on Tracking Technologies in Global Food Traceability Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Food Traceability Market (Tracking Technologies) Report 2020″ report to their offering.   The RFID technology is expected to grow at the highest rate of 19.4% among all technologies of food traceability market. The reason for the high growth rate of […]

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Electronic Seafood Traceability in a World of Risk and Uncertainty

March 4, 2014 8:37 am0 comments
Electronic Seafood Traceability in a World of Risk and Uncertainty

The e-traceability platform component of GST empowers the seafood industry to access and share data approved by businesses.   Seafood is the most traded food in the world, and such distinction brings both challenge and opportunity, as recently witnessed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The seafood industry is open […]

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