By aligning these two initiatives, companies can avoid the risk of having to make additional changes further down the line—but the benefits extend far beyond mitigating two sets of technology integrations.

This new technology not only gives consumers confidence is knowing their food is safe, but helps supply chain participants and restaurants pull bad products.

The FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law requires additional traceability recordkeeping for foods on the Food Traceability List, which includes fresh, frozen and previously frozen finfish, smoked finfish, crustaceans and molluscan shellfish.

Guidance developed in collaboration with industry offers recommendations for using GS1 standards to help achieve extended supply chain visibility and traceability of certain food.

The humble barcode on a food product is both a track-and-trace and a marketing tool.

GDST standards enable seafood traceability software competitors to collaborate for data-sharing capabilities.

Digital specifications are the new era of smarter food safety and an important step for any company to take during the digital transformation process.

SpartanNash enables the real-time exchange of food traceability data across its suppliers, distribution centers, company stores and independent grocer customers.

Leading food engineers are starting to view tracking technologies as crucial to getting their jobs done right.

“One-up, one-down” should be good enough for supply chain members, but regulatory bodies need to see the big picture.