In our previous post about inventory management during Thanksgiving, we touched on the importance of turkey as the key food product most in need of careful advance planning to optimize stock. In this post, we’re taking a deeper dive into the safety issues turkey raises along the cold chain.

Written by SmartSense | November 14, 2019 | Food Safety, HACCP, FSMA, Supply Chain

Recently, hundreds of pounds of salad from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Walmart were recalled due to concerns about salmonella and listeria contamination. The food supplier was a California-based company that was responsible for recalling some 2,811 pounds of ready-to-eat salads.

Written by SmartSense | October 31, 2019 | Food Safety, FSMA, Supply Chain

Every year, the USDA manages over 100 recalls (sometimes as many as 150) across the United States. These recalls are made for a wide range of issues, from something as simple as an undeclared allergen to issues as dangerous as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Recently, a wholesale grocer recalled pre-cooked and raw meat and poultry products due to a lack offridge temperature monitoring along the supply chain....

Written by SmartSense | July 17, 2019 | Food Safety, HACCP, FSMA, Supply Chain

Infrastructure impacts the development of trade routes and ports. In turn, trade routes and ports affect the volume and reach of global trade. In the world history of transportation, probably no other infrastructure creation has been greater than the construction and operation of the behemoth Panama Canal. It has not only altered the course of history, but in so doing has enabled goods to be transported from one...

Written by SmartSense | June 11, 2019 | FSMA, Supply Chain

Consider the thousands of fleet assets that operate within a logistics network. To keep order in the fleet, monitoring technology solutions have enabled yard management or the management of trailers and assets within a yard. For the fleet assets that transport goods and get them to their destination, supply chain monitoring is required to ensure proper asset utilization.

Written by SmartSense | February 15, 2019 | Food Safety, FSMA, Warehouse

Monitoring the supply chain is essential for ensuring that perishable foods maintain their quality, and medications maintain their efficacy. In order to do so effectively, logistics managers need a solution that provides proof of inventory temperature throughout the cold chain. Real-time monitoring would not be possible without the help of IoT connected sensors and on-demand reporting.

Written by SmartSense | December 19, 2018 | FSMA, Supply Chain