IPC shares advantages of using GS1 Standards and the FoodLogiQ platform to reach full Supply Chain Traceability
The Independent Purchasing Cooperative Inc., a Subway® restaurant franchisee-owned organization, recently mentioned FoodLogiQ as its traceability partner-of-choice in a Forbes Magazine article, as well as a newly-released case study from GS1 US.
It’s time to ask the hard question: Is your company prepared for an audit or food-related incident?
Food regulatory requirements have shifted in nature; now, rather than primarily focusing on responding to food safety incidents, there is an increased emphasis on food safety prevention. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools to help food and beverage manufacturers ensure that they are compliant with food safety regulations; the key is preparing for food safety audits in advance. Audits can occur in-house by a designated team or by an external auditor, with the purpose being to identify areas for improvement to processes and systems.
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.
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.
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.
