The end of the year always calls for a moment of reflection. As 2021 comes to a close, join FoodLogiQ in taking a look back at the most viewed blog posts from the past year. From informative pieces on the foundational elements of traceability, to regulatory updates, insightful customer stories and more, this year has included no shortage of impactful content. Below, browse FoodLogiQ's top 10 blogs of 2021.
FoodLogiQ is thrilled to announce the capture of over 100 million Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) on the FoodLogiQ Connect platform. This accomplishment is a significant milestone that reflects the impact of tech-enabled traceability, transparency and interoperability throughout a digitized supply chain. Additionally, it showcases the achievements of our customers’ diligence in establishing distinguished traceability programs, as well as the ongoing collaboration and partnership that continues to support their efforts.
In October 2021, the FDA held the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce: Ensuring the Safety of Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers. This summit featured a series of meetings geared towards helping the agency better comprehend how human and animal foods are sold via B2C e-commerce mediums across the United States. The latter is especially important considering the growing number of consumers who have turned to online food ordering, in addition to expanding and adaptive business models. Additionally, the recently held summit comprises a goal set forth within the New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.
The FDA hosted a webinar this week taking a retrospective look at the first 100 days of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, in addition to exploring how the initiative and blueprint will continue to build towards its key goals.
FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas led the event, which brought visibility into the two-year roadmap for the agency, and underscored how progress that has already been made fits into the FDA’s broader strategic approach to food safety and technological advancements in the food system, since the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint was published.
The FDA has released the long-awaited strategic blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. Learn about their vision for the future of the food supply chain.
The Food and Drug Administration announced their much anticipated strategic blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, an initiative for advancing modern, technology-driven approaches to food safety leadership. The strategic initiative was launched in 2019 and focuses on four major pillars:
The new blueprint elaborates on the four core elements that will be driving the initiative, in addition to stating the values and principles the FDA aims to advance through their work. Building on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the New Era is designed to forge stronger food transparency at the nexus of policy, people and technological innovation. In the months since the launch of this new initiative, there has been a public meeting, as well as an opportunity for public comment on the FDA’s design and approach. Through these venues, the FDA announced that over 1500 stakeholders have helped shape the initiative since its launch last year.
