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#New Traceability Rule Represents Major Adjustment for U s. Food industry Where does your food come from?
The one step forward, one step back#traceability requirement#for processed food and produce#is designed to make it easier for the Food
Many in the food business already are using traceability technology, mostly relying on bar codes that can be affixed after harvesting to a piece of fruit or a crate.
Paul Chang, who leads the traceability initiative at IBM, said the company is basically taking the tracking system it uses for the pharmaceutical industry
He said traceability helps not only with safety but also allows companies to hold their partners along the chain accountable for moving food quickly
The need for better traceability became clear after a national outbreak of salmonella illness in spring 2008 that sickened more than 1, 300 people across the country.
While the traceability system will improve the tools available to the FDA, Acheson cautioned that tracking an outbreak will still take time.
#In some cases, companies are going beyond the federal requirement and making a portion of the traceability information available to consumers,
Sensors help agriculture by enabling real-time traceability and diagnosis of crop, livestock and farm machine states.
Steve Eiseler, vice president of operations at Cherry Central Cooperative, said the IBM-based technology has allowed his organization to significantly reduce the amount of paperwork necessary to remain in compliance with government food traceability requirements
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