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Logility and New Generation Computing Launch Supply Chain Traceability Solution Documenting Chain of Custody from Cotton Source to Importer of Record

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Blockchain Allows Brand Owners and Retailers to Trace Source Materials Ahead of Pending U.S. This solution ensures companies can trace chain-of-custody through all tiers in the supply chain while storing and managing all supporting documents related to every transaction between all supply chain trading partners at every level.

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Why is Traceability in the Food & Beverage Industry Such a Hot Topic Right Now?

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These laws ultimately led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service. The politician: Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States. The writer and book: Upton Sinclair, The Jungle. The beverage: Coca-Cola®.

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Product Sourcing: The Complete Guide for Retail & eCommerce

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Product sourcing, done the right way, can set your business up with the foundations needed for achieving maximum sales. This guide will explain how product sourcing works in modern business, best practices for finding suppliers, and list some of the most popular websites and tools for sourcing goods to sell.

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Import Bans from China Grow in US and UK

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On January 13, 2021 the United States Customs and Border Protection expanded the blanket Withhold Release Order (WRO) initially issued on December 2, 2020 and will detain all shipments containing cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and now includes tomato products. How ready are you?

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Are You Compliant With the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is part of the United States’ opposition to Beijing’s treatment of China’s Uyghur Muslim minority. As such, imports into the United States from this region are prohibited unless clear evidence confirms otherwise. Logility is here to help.

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The Day of Reckoning for Sustainability Claims

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For Ben & Jerry’s, claims related to non-GMO compliance require tracing animal feed sources and ingredients obtained from fermentation and processing aids or enzymes, potential comingling of GMO and non-GMO ingredients at any point in the supply chain, and any variances issued. Changing the Way Materials Are Sourced.

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Lot Traceability in the Fashion Industry

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In addition, COVID revealed the need for increased downstream fortification as sources — from growers to spinners to mills — became less reliable. The other shoe dropped in September 2020 when, by a vote of 406-3, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. In other words, more action could come.