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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

While investigators traced the heads of lettuce from the prison back to a Yuma business called Harrison Farms, “they haven’t been able to reconstruct the path of the chopped lettuce that made people sick from Washington state to Louisiana to Connecticut,” McKenna writes. However, in Japan and the European Union, food traceability is the norm.

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How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing

QAD

There is a developing trend that has been gaining steam in recent years that has the potential to seriously impact and “disrupt” food and beverage manufacturing. It means buying food that is sourced and/or grown within a geographical location that could be considered “local”. Improves overall food safety.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. These vehicles account for a large share of transportation-related emissions, but have not received as much regulatory attention as passenger cars. That’s all for this week.

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Associated Grocers of New England Selects HIMPACT

Herlitz Inventory Management

The AGNE website states that while most of its business is in the six New England States (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island), it has expanded to upstate New York as well. “As Herlitz further noted, “AGNE will be the fourth ROFDA (Retailer Owned Food Distributors and Associates) member to join HIMPACT.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Connecticut. Business Email *. Job Title *. Company Name *. Business Address 1 *. California.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

The Golden State is an invaluable resource to the domestic food supply chain. Connecticut. Connecticut has not converted an abundance of its land for agricultural use. Connecticut’s crops that most affect produce season transportation are flowers and corn. California. Heaviest Peak: May-August. Predominant Crop: Grapes.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

One Connecticut restaurant is taking a unique approach to combatting the labor shortage: robot servers. Restaurant Brands International is not the only fast-food provider looking at sustainability initiatives this week. McDonald’s has announced that it will offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys worldwide by the end of 2025.