In late October 2018, food manufacturers recalled 4 million pounds of goods shipped nationwide to grocers and food distributors due to a Canadian shipper's recall of vegetables used in the affected products. Earlier in the year, a seed snack mix produced in the United States and shipped to Canada was recalled first in Canada and later in the U.S. for fear of contamination from Listeria, a harmful bacterial...

Written by SmartSense | November 27, 2018 | Food Safety, FSMA, Supply Chain

Thanksgiving is just around the corner – do you have your turkey and all the fixings for your Thanksgiving dinner ready to go? Better yet, do you know what your turkey has been through to make it to your dinner table!? Retailers and distributors sure do. They understand the high-demands of the holiday season better than anyone else. It's becoming increasingly important to respond to these demands with technology...

Written by SmartSense | November 20, 2018 | Food Safety, HACCP, Supply Chain

Milk and dairy products have been associated with foodborne illness for centuries. So it’s no surprise that they’re probably the most highly regulated foods. In fact, the milk industry was the first sector of the food industry to implement its own regulations to improve food safety. To get a little perspective – in 1924, when the first Pasteurized Milk Ordinance was passed, milk products accounted for 25% of all...

Written by SmartSense | November 14, 2018 | Food Safety, Supply Chain

We all read the headlines about foodborne illness outbreaks at top national chain restaurants. Naturally, these big stories attract both the public and the press. But have you ever wondered if the violations that cause these infamous outbreaks are relatively rare events or more common among all restaurants, large and small? That’s a question the FDA tries to answer every fiscal year.

Written by SmartSense | November 7, 2018 | Food Safety, HACCP

In 2017, Baxter International shipped INTRALIPID 20% IV Fat Emulsion, 100 mL, to hospitals and healthcare providers in the United States. The shipment never made it.

Written by SmartSense | November 2, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Supply Chain

Despite improvements in food safety technology, foodborne illness incidents have been making headlines seemingly every week. From customer voices to more proactive news media, high profile incidents have put food safety practices in the spotlight. Rightfully so, as foodborne illness can be deadly.

Written by SmartSense | October 26, 2018 | Food Safety