With the final FSMA IA rule in effect for small businesses since July and large businesses a year before that, coupled with changes to the food supply chain in response to the pandemic, risk assessment and mitigation should be a priority now more than ever. For the refrigeration and frozen food industry specifically, changes have also evolved with the implementation of the Sanitary Transportation rule.
Over one billion tons of food is wasted every year. The Food and Agriculture Organization also estimates that in developing countries, up to 40% of total food produced can be lost before it even reaches market. As such, implementing methods of safely storing and transporting food is crucial for being able to continue to feed the planet.
SuperCool Group, Australia, partnered with Griffith University, Australia, to develop SuperSense Smart Solutions, a range of products designed to improve standards and practices for the transport and storage of refrigerated and frozen foods.
The IPlug data loggers offered an ideal solution for the customer’s cold chain monitoring of perishable product shipments.
October 25, 2018
The fruit and vegetable processor selected the SwiTrace I-Plug family of data loggers, which are specifically designed for cold chain temperature monitoring.
Varcode USA, Wellesley, Mass., debuted its new FreshCode solution, what is said to be a breakthrough technology for cold chain monitoring of produce, meats, frozen foods and other temperature-sensitive products.