Food safety, traceability and sustainability blog

FoodLogiQ to Join More Than 3,600 Food Safety Pros at IAFP Conference

Three-day conference to provide food safety professionals with a global forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply

Kentucky is known for its bourbon (Cheers, Mr. Beam!), basketball rivalries (Go, Cats and Cards!) and bluegrass music (Bravo, Ricky Skaggs).  It’s also the location of this year’s International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, taking place this week in the host city of Louisville. Attendees at the 2019 gathering will have access to current and emerging food safety issues, the latest food science, innovative solutions to new and recurring problems, and the opportunity to network with thousands of food safety professionals from around the globe. Held in various locations throughout North America (2018 was in Salt Lake City, Utah; the 2020 host is Cleveland, Ohio), this meeting has grown over the years to become a leading food safety conference.  

Live Demo: Take Control of Your Supply Chain with FoodLogiQ Connect

Join FoodLogiQ for a live demo on Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 at 2:00 pm ET. Learn how you can build a community of your supply chain partners, capture and monitor quality incidents, achieve end-to-end traceability and respond to food recalls with speed and accuracy all on the FoodLogiQ Connect platform. 

FoodLogiQ’s Summer ’19 Release: New Supplier To-Dos, Document and Assessment Requirements

Supplier compliance. It’s arguably one of the most important elements of your supply chain program. If your suppliers do not complete the actions you require of them, this could greatly impact your business and you can ultimately be held accountable for the actions - or inactions - of your suppliers. 

Understanding how critical it is for your suppliers to understand your supply chain and food safety program requirements, we’ve taken steps to help suppliers within FoodLogiQ Connect better understand what actions are required of them and how to complete actions as quickly as possible. How? With an all new Supplier To-do List consisting of to-do action items located front-and-center on their Supplier Dashboard. 

Food Label Claims: Tips for Delivering on Your Brand Promise

What message does your brand convey to consumers on your packaging? Consumer trends have pushed for clean labels and transparency. Food and beverage brands are highly regulated regarding what types of label claims can be made and what information must be included on packaging. Differentiating packaging to stand out amongst the thousands of products on retailers’ shelves can help brands stand out. But are the food label claims delivering on the brand promise?

Standardizing the Communication Process for Food Recalls and Withdrawals

The complexity of today’s food supply chain has made communication during food recalls more challenging to brands. As the chain of ingredient suppliers expands globally, food recall communications become essential in order to respond in a timely matter. When a recall or withdrawal is executed, it is vital to accurately verify information with suppliers, retailers, and consumers.