How to Automate Your Labeling with Paragon Print & Apply
When it comes to labeling products and shipments for traceability and compliance, many companies rely on manual processes or outsourcing. They have their staff apply labels printed on industrial or desktop printers, or they purchase pre-printed labels in advance. However, these two approaches create several limitations, inefficiencies, and chances for inaccuracy. From the start, the […]
How to Use RFID for Better Food Inventory Traceability
When you’re a high-production, high-output business, you can’t use manual inventory management methods. The inefficiencies and inaccuracies hurt your profitability, and the lack of traceability can damage your brand’s reputation in the event of a recall. While barcoding is a viable option for many businesses, your output may require something more robust — RFID. If […]
How Food Traceability Solutions Help Maintain Customer Confidence
Consumers’ confidence in the food they eat is eroding. In the last few years, FDA food recalls increased nearly 400%, largely thanks to salmonella and undeclared allergens1. Ghastly stories about contaminated foods causing illness and deaths across several states further diminish consumers’ confidence in food — and in the retailers where they purchased the recalled […]
Food-Safe Labeling: What You Need to Know
Food and nutrition labeling can be extremely confusing — for both consumers and manufacturers. While consumers may wonder what exactly constitutes a serving size, label manufacturers have to know what kinds of materials and inks are approved for food labeling and packaging. How do they know what kind of materials to use to create labels […]
Efficient Traceability in Your Supply Chain can Ensure Food Safety
September is National Food Safety Month — making it the perfect time to discuss three primary ways efficient traceability in your supply chain can ensure food safety. Efficient traceability can assist with: controlling human error, employing software systems, and understanding food quality standards. So far in 2015, U.S. food companies have recalled approximately 500 different […]
Food Traceability Series: Produce
Our Food Traceability blog series part 7 is from Tejas Bhatt, one of our guest speakers at our Food Traceability Summit that is taking place right here in Brighton, Michigan on August 19th. The original source is from “A Guidance Document on The Best Practices in Food Traceability, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food […]
Food Traceability Series: Processed Foods
Part 6 in our blog series on Food Traceability is from Tejas Bhatt, one of our guest speakers at our Food Traceability Summit that is taking place right here in Brighton, Michigan on August 19th. The original source is from “A Guidance Document on The Best Practices in Food Traceability, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food […]
Food Traceability Series: Meat Supply Chain
Part 5 in our blog series on Food Traceability is from Tejas Bhatt, one of our guest speakers at our Food Traceability Summit that is taking place right here in Brighton, Michigan on August 19th. The original source is from “A Guidance Document on The Best Practices in Food Traceability”, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and […]
Food Traceability Series: Dairy Supply Chain
Part 4 in our blog series on Food Traceability is from Tejas Bhatt, one of our guest speakers at our Food Traceability Summit that is taking place right here in Brighton, Michigan on August 19th. The original source is from “A Guidance Document on The Best Practices in Food Traceability, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and […]
Food Traceability: Bakery Supply Chain
Part 3 in our blog series on Food Traceability is from Tejas Bhatt, one of our guest speakers at our Food Traceability Summit that is taking place right here in Brighton, Michigan on August 19th. The original source is from “A Guidance Document on The Best Practices in Food Traceability, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and […]
