Global Standards One (GS1)

Public demands what feds suggest: Traceability via food labels

While the Food Safety Modernization Act doesn’t require transparency, it encourages it, but equally important for food manufacturers, consumers are increasingly demanding traceability. “Companies are under pressure from consumers,

By Megan Pellegrini

/ 7 Mar 2016

Looking Upstream: Seafood Traceability in a Global Economy

Early this year, the discovery that horsemeat was being substituted for beef in some European foods triggered widespread concern over food fraud in the EU. This substitution, deemed the “horsemeat

By Gretchen Goetz

/ 30 May 2013

The Changing World of Food Traceability

You, the consumer, are at the end of a long line of stops food makes before reaching your plate. Being able to trace this food back to its origins can

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 May 2013

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Global Standards One (GS1)

Public demands what feds suggest: Traceability via food labels

Looking Upstream: Seafood Traceability in a Global Economy

The Changing World of Food Traceability

Your Support Protects Public Health