Chipotle can’t seem to keep out of the news these days. Once again the chain closed one of its stores in Columbus, Ohio after the Delaware County health department received hundreds of calls reporting food poisoning attributed to meals purchased at the location. This incident occurred despite the new CEO who promised greater food safety surveillance to end the spate of outbreaks Chipotle has suffered over the last...
Most pharmacies use heating and cooling systems to maintain proper temperatures. While an individual location might experience an occasional peak in temperature, the analytics team at SmartSense is interested in large-scale trends visible across the country and throughout the year. As we gather large volumes of data with our customers, we are able to examine these patterns and reflect on how well these systems...
Food poisoning. No one wants to hear those words, let alone suffer through it, or witness a family member endure the ill effects. As we head into Labor Day weekend, don’t let warm weather negatively impact your food safety and put a damper on your outdoor activities.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in 2011, put emphasis on proactive management of food safety. This helped to drive additional methods of ensuring that perishable foods were kept at proper temperature throughout the cold chain. Specifically, the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food impacted a few areas: vehicles and transportation operations, staff training, and record keeping....
Telematics has transformed the supply chain in significant ways. From improving road safety through automatic driving assistance, to simplifying navigation realized from GPS technology, transportation companies have embraced telematics as a way to enhance vehicular technology and improve fleet management.
With more than 50% of U.S. food dollars spent on meals prepared outside the home, safety inspections at restaurantshave become a core function of public health authorities to prevent the outbreak of foodborne illness. They’re also a topic of great interest to the consuming public.
