FQcode | NOV 2008Whole chain traceability implementation for produce industry by the end of 2012The Steering Committee of the Produce Traceability Initiative has announced a plan including key milestones that need to be completed for the entire produce supply chain by the end of 2012 to develop a whole-chain traceability system for the produce industry |
FQcode | MAY 2008US Produce Supply Chain reaches Key Milestones in traceability InitiativeThe Steering Committee of the Produce Traceability Initiative met last month in Boston, MA, and agreed on several key milestones that need to be completed in order to develop a whole-chain traceability system for the produce industry. |
FQcode | APRIL 2008Cantaloupe: $13 million loss due to alleged Salmonella contaminationAfter eight days of closed borders to cantaloupes grown in Honduras for being allegedly contaminated with salmonella, the US resumed the fruit sale in its markets on March 28th. Although the Honduran production company had to dismiss 1800 employees, the actual presence and cause of the bacterium in the fruits has not been yet established. |
FQcode | SEPTEMBER 2007FQcode brings traceability solutions to EcuadorLeading traceability solution provider FQcode has made steady progress in Ecuador since opening its office in Guayaquil, in the heart of the country’s thriving banana industry, at the end of 2006. |
FQcode | JUNE 2007TRUE TRACEABILITY™: Food Safety —One case at a timeAt the March, 2007 National Restaurant Produce Safety Show, one manager cut to the chase as to what he really needed:“How can we tell our field staff whether that produce case they are about to open is safe to use?”... |