Maintaining accuratecommercial kitchen temperature logs in a fast-paced food service environment is a constant challenge for most restaurant and retail companies. Data logs are essential to compliance and regulation management to ensure quality products are served to customers. However, keeping track of a paper-based log is undoubtedly a hassle.

Written by SmartSense | July 11, 2018 | Food Safety

Organizations of all types and sizes are working hard to keep up with the growth of new data in 2018 – and succeeding! The abundance of data today is enabling organizations to make more informed decisions and provide higher quality services.

Written by SmartSense | July 6, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety

Although it appears that outbreaks of foodborne illness are increasing these days (partly due to extensive media coverage), they date back to the Stone Age. Based on historical accounts, researchers at the University of Maryland have traced the first recorded case to Alexander the Great’s death from typhoid in 323 B.C. Other notable victims of food poisoning include British author Rudyard Kipling, pioneer American...

Written by SmartSense | July 4, 2018 | Food Safety

News broke yesterday that Amazon will purchase PillPack, a delivery pharmacy that sorts medication by dose. Amazon’s entry into pharmacy with PillPack and food service with Whole Foods is a great thing for IoT companies. Amazon has used technology to reinvent online shopping and is doing the same thing in pharmacies and supermarkets. Incumbent competitors will need to aggressively adopt IoT sensor technologies, such...

Written by SmartSense | June 29, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Connected Facility

The number of foodborne illness cases in recent years has been on the rise, frequently caused by preventable mistakes. In addition to having significant consequences to brand perception, these incidents have quantifiable impact on brand value.

Written by SmartSense | June 27, 2018 | Food Safety

As we covered in an earlier post, consumer groups who are upset about the unresolved outbreak of E. coli related to romaine lettuce have demanded that failures in the FDA traceability process be repaired before the end of the year. In this follow-up post, we’ll take a closer look at this process as required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed in 2011.

Written by SmartSense | June 22, 2018 | Food Safety