Editor’s note: This is the third piece in a four-part series. The final installment is scheduled to publish Oct. 3. One step forward and one step back might be sufficient in the context of a boot scootin’ line dance, but in the context of foodborne illness outbreaks and increasingly long,
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Produce Traceability Initiative Seeks Input
The Produce Traceability Initiative is currently in the process of forming industry-led working groups to guide its future activities. The initiative was designed in order to help the produce industry maximize and improve traceback procedures and standardize industry-wide traceability practices.
Working groups are open to industry members from across the
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Survey Indicates Progress on Traceability
On Thursday, the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), a comprehensive program to build an electronic trace-back system throughout the produce supply chain, released the results of a survey of more than 260 industry members.
The survey, which was conducted online by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and United Fresh Produce, was
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