As we all know, outbreaks of foodborne illness have become newsroom fodder throughout the last few years. They make great headlines: Everyone eats, and most everyone eats prepared foods. It’s no wonder the public takes great interest in following these stories.

Written by SmartSense | May 1, 2018 | Food Safety, Supply Chain

Here at SmartSense, we understand the complexity of the food supply chain at every link. Making sure that our food arrives fresh, safe, and at the right temperature is the responsibility of everyone working in processing, packaging, distribution, and sales. It’s not always easy—and if anyone knows that, it’s the truckers who haul our goods from coast to coast.

Written by SmartSense | April 25, 2018 | Supply Chain

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Written by SmartSense | April 12, 2018 | Food Safety

The excitement of getting your brand-new temperature monitoring solution up and running can quickly meet its demise when your initial setup doesn’t go as smoothly as planned. The easiest way to avoid this dilemma is with proper preparation for setting up your new units. A typical first-time setup should only take a few minutes. In this post, we’ll explore best practices to ensure you not only get yourself up and...

Written by SmartSense | March 29, 2018 | Connected Facility

Most non-refrigerated pharmaceuticals come with the recommendation on the package that you store them in a “cool, dry place.” Continuous and automated temperature monitoring makes it easy to follow the “cool” part of these recommendations by changing the temperature of a cooler or freezer when alerted. Wisconsin’s Board of Pharmacy has recently become the first to make a recommendation on how to interpret the “dry”...

Written by SmartSense | March 26, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety

You may have seen the headlines about the crisis at Cleveland’s University Hospitals Fertility Center where there was an IVF safety breach due to lack of temperature monitoring. It is every safety manager’s nightmare. Between the overnight hours of March 3 and 4, one of the facility’s liquid nitrogen storage tanks began to warm up. Undetected by both the hospital staff and its monitoring system, more than 2,000...

Written by SmartSense | March 15, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety