Twenty percent of the total United States’ food supply is imported. To break that down, 70% of our seafood is imported, as well as 35% of our fresh produce. That’s a lot, and it could likely include foods that are being distributed to your...
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SmartSense assists companies across a wide range of domains in setting up remote environmental monitoring systems. A common reason our customers install remote monitoring systems is to assure that their products are safe for consumers. Two major...
The FSMA Rule on Sanitary Transportation is one of seven foundational rules proposed by the FDA to create a risk-based framework for food safety. The overall objective of the rule is to prevent practices during transportation that create hazards,...
The CDC does not recommend the transport of vaccines - with good reason. However, there are ways to do it safely in an emergency situation.
Refrigerated and frozen vaccines must maintain their optimal temperature values to preserve their potency....
When the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed in 2011, it shifted U.S. food safety policy from a reactive afterthought to a proactive mission. That is, rather than responding to contamination after the fact, the law mandates preventing...
What is a temperature excursion? In the pharmaceutical industry, it refers to any temperature reading outside recommended ranges from the manufacturer’s package insert. Why is it important? Because out-of-range storage temperatures or inappropriate...