ARTICLES BY MELISSA LIND

• The Nation's Largest Food Safety Inspection Database Is Up And Running

  5/18/2015

  Food safety inspection data has traditionally been difficult to aggregate as each regulating agency has compiled its own data in individual databases. While it is fairly simple to find publicly available inspection data on the USDA and FDA websites, local and state agency information hasn’t been so easy to find… until now.

• Are Your Blend Sampling Practices Effective?

  3/31/2015

  If you are using powder blends as part of your food manufacturing process, performing routine sampling of the blend to maintain quality assurance is essential. Chosen sampling technique can be the difference between really knowing that blending processes are good and being way off the mark.

• GMO Apples And Potatoes Are OK With The FDA

  3/25/2015

  In a rare announcement from The FDA regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOSs) in food, the agency announced its approval of two varieties of genetically-modified apples and six varieties of genetically-modified potatoes on Friday, March 20, 2015. 

• Why Traceability Is An Essential Part Of The Food Industry

  12/18/2014

  The food-supply chain has changed immensely from the days of raising food for your family’s dinner table. As the world has grown and sourcing has become more global, the supply chain has become much longer and increasingly complex. We can no longer directly question the harvester or even the intermediary vendor of our food and must rely on more advanced methods of traceability.

• Preparing For Digital Supply-Chain Traceability

  12/5/2014

  Just like almost every other industry, the food-supply chain is going digital.  Some sectors of the food industry have tracking and traceability data collection and management under control, but others do not.  Is your company prepared for the inevitability of electronic communication requirements?

• GFTC Releases Global Food Traceability Best Practices Guidance

  9/9/2014

  The Global Food Traceability Center’s new best practice guidance document provides a framework outlining outstanding traceability methods across six sectors — dairy, meat and poultry, seafood, bakery, produce, and processed foods