# SmartSense by Digi — Connected Insights Blog > The Connected Insights Blog is the content hub for SmartSense by Digi, an IoT platform for food safety, facilities monitoring, and supply chain visibility used at over 90,000 sites worldwide. SmartSense combines wireless sensors, digital checklists, and cloud analytics to deliver automated temperature monitoring, regulatory compliance (HACCP, FSMA, FDA Food Code), and operational insight across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, foodservice, retail grocery, and transportation and logistics markets. The blog covers food safety, cold chain integrity, restaurant operations, medication efficacy, and the history and science behind food preservation and public health. ## Most-Read Blog Posts - [What Does a Restaurant Letter Grade Mean?](https://blog.smartsense.co/restaurant-letter-grading): What A, B, and C restaurant inspection grades mean and how operators prevent violations. - [What Is Pasteurization? History, Methods, and How It Works](https://blog.smartsense.co/louis-pasteur-pasteurization): Louis Pasteur, germ theory, and the origins and science of pasteurization. - [Propylene Glycol in Fast Food: Application and Beyond](https://blog.smartsense.co/propylene-glycol-fast-food-application-and-beyond): What propylene glycol is and how it is used in food. - [A Short History of Food Preservation](https://blog.smartsense.co/short-history-of-food-preservation): How humans have preserved food across history. - [Upton Sinclair and The Jungle](https://blog.smartsense.co/upton-sinclair-the-jungle): The book's impact on U.S. food safety regulation. - [Friedrich Sertürner and the Discovery of Morphine](https://blog.smartsense.co/friedrich-serturner-morphine): The history of morphine and pharmaceutical science. - [6 Steps for Handling Temperature Excursions](https://blog.smartsense.co/6-steps-for-handling-temperature-excursions): Managing cold chain temperature excursions. - [Key Federal Food Safety Laws: A Complete Compliance Guide](https://blog.smartsense.co/key-federal-food-safety-laws-a-complete-compliance-guide-updated-2026): Overview of U.S. federal food safety regulations. - [Pharmacy Ambient Temperature and Medication Efficacy](https://blog.smartsense.co/pharmacy-ambient-temperature-and-medication-efficacy): How temperature affects medication effectiveness. - [Restaurant Cleanliness Statistics](https://blog.smartsense.co/restaurant-cleanliness-statistics-why-hygiene-makes-or-breaks-your-business): Data on restaurant hygiene and its business impact. ## Blog Topics - [Food Safety](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/food-safety) - [Food Service](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/food-service) - [HACCP](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/haccp) - [FSMA](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/fsma) - [Grocery](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/grocery) - [Healthcare](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/healthcare) - [Patient Safety](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/patient-safety) - [Pharmacy](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/pharmacy) - [Life Sciences](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/life-sciences) - [Supply Chain](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/supply-chain) - [Warehouse](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/warehouse) - [Manufacturing](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/manufacturing) - [Asset Health](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/asset-health) - [Scheduling](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/scheduling) - [Employees](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/employees) - [The Jolt App](https://blog.smartsense.co/topic/the-jolt-app) ## Solutions & Capabilities - [Food Safety Monitoring](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/food-safety-monitoring): Automated IoT temperature monitoring and alerts for food operations. - [Pharmacy Monitoring](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/pharmacy-monitoring): Temperature monitoring for pharmacies and medication storage. - [VFC Monitoring](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/vfc-monitoring): Vaccines for Children program compliance monitoring. - [Asset Monitoring](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/asset-monitoring): Real-time monitoring of critical assets and equipment. - [Advanced Analytics](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/advanced-analytics): Data analytics for operational insight. - [Digital Checklists](https://www.smartsense.co/system-overview/digital-checklists): Digital task management and compliance logging. - [HACCP Logging](https://www.smartsense.co/solutions/haccp-logging): Digital HACCP compliance planning and logging. ## Industries - [Healthcare](https://www.smartsense.co/healthcare) - [Retail Grocery](https://www.smartsense.co/food-service/grocery) - [Food Service](https://www.smartsense.co/food-service) - [K-12 Nutrition](https://www.smartsense.co/food-service/k-12-education) - [Life Sciences](https://www.smartsense.co/healthcare/life-sciences) - [Supply Chain](https://www.smartsense.co/supply-chain) ## About - [About SmartSense](https://www.smartsense.co/about-us): Company story and mission. - [System Overview](https://www.smartsense.co/system-overview): How the SmartSense monitoring system works. - [In the News](https://www.smartsense.co/in-the-news): Press coverage, thought leadership, and podcasts. - [Resources](https://www.smartsense.co/resources): Videos, webinars, brochures, datasheets, and customer stories. - [Help Center](https://help.smartsense.co/en/): Product support and documentation. ## Contact - Phone: +1 (866) 806-2653 - [Contact Us](https://www.smartsense.co/contact) - [Schedule a Demo](https://info.smartsense.co/request-demo)