Food safety, traceability and sustainability blog

Inaugural ‘World Food Safety Day’ Recognizes Important Work of Food Safety Professionals

Theme is set for June 7 event: ‘Food Safety, Everyone’s Business’

Your company’s food safety culture is a direct reflection on the importance of food safety within your organization. When everything is operating smoothly, it’s easy to take for granted those food safety professionals who tirelessly build and maintain your food safety program while indirectly helping to support your company’s brand and reputation.  

The Music of Food Safety - Hearing the Silence Between the Notes

Our new guest blogger is Steve Franke, a FoodLogiQ Enterprise Account Manager. He’s an avid sports fan, music aficionado, and a hiker at heart.

It was French composer Claude Debussy who pointed out that music is not just in the notes, but equally in the silence between them.  To visualize, imagine your favorite song, with all the same notes, but with no space between those notes. It would be a long, terrible-sounding, run-on sound with no rhythm or melody.

(Itwouldalsobealotlikereadingthissentence.) 

Supply Chain Complexity and the Importance of Traceability

The food supply chain is more complex than ever. This complexity refers to the interconnectedness and multiple interdependencies that exist between stakeholders within the food supply chain. The increase in food variety and lower barriers to global food trade are among the primary drivers of supply chain complexity.

In a survey by the Business Continuity Institute, 77 percent of manufacturing firms reported increasing supply chain complexity as the fastest growing risk in business continuity.

FoodLogiQ Joins Partnership for Food Safety Education to Support Prevention of Foodborne Illness

FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, today announced it has become a contributing partner of the Partnership for Food Safety Education, a public-private collaborative that is the only nonprofit in the U.S. focused on consumer food safety education. The Partnership for Food Safety Education delivers trusted, science-based behavioral health messaging and a network of resources that support consumers in their efforts to reduce the risk of foodborne illness

FoodLogiQ to Present and Exhibit at Food Safety Summit 2019

Food safety professionals to participate in 20th annual summit focused on food safety in the supply chain

FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, today announced its participation in the 2019 Food Safety Summit, taking place May 6-9, 2019 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.  More than 1,800 food safety professionals attend the Summit each year to take advantage of the extensive educational programming, as well as the exhibit halls where attendees can engage in small group discussions on the supply chain segments, attend free presentations by food safety experts, and network with peers.