I was discussing it the other day with Giannis: How can we measure the return on investment (ROI) on a digital technology solution like ours? This problem has already been highlighted by others. I recently read a very interesting GFSI [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly boosted the discussions around assessing risk remotely using digital tools. One of the most important tools to assess risk — onsite audits — is not currently available to food safety and quality assurance experts, creating [...]
Nikos Manouselis recently wrote an article for Neos Kosmos, Melbourne on how the pandemic leads to a radical digital transformation of the food supply chain. Here is an abridged version of the original article that can be found here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increasing global concern — especially around its impact on the global food supply chain. Our team often receives questions, comments and concerns from food safety professionals in our network. Many companies look for [...]
With the majority of countries across the globe (209 countries as presented in the figure) affected by the COVID-19, the quality assurance and food safety professionals are working hard to ensure the continuity of their supply chain. The visualization map [...]
“With access to data within the global supply chain, businesses and professionals within the industry can identify any increasing risk trends or incidents that need global attention." - my recent opinion article at Food & Drink Business, Australia’s leading food [...]
With restrictions applied in a large number of countries, the Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) experts face a very important challenge: how to assess suppliers and facilities now that they cannot travel to conduct audits? Until today the onsite [...]
Data about the food supply chain can come from everywhere, including publications and announcements, as well as alerts from official sources, or even unofficially reported incidents from news sites or consumer complaints. Additionally, it could also include company-internal data about [...]
We believe that this planet deserves a better future. We believe that everyone living on it should have access to enough, clean, healthy, and nutritious food produced in a sustainable and ethical way. We believe there are smart ways in [...]
China is considered as the superpowers of global food production, having undergone instrumental changes over the past 50 years in the food safety regulatory system. The economic importance of the Chinese food sector globally and domestically has put food safety [...]
How can one monitor food fraud incidents around the world in almost real time? Can large-scale data analysis reveal patters related to the way that people modify food products, ingredients or packaging for economic gain? Is it possible to predict [...]
Events like the GMA Science Forum are where the latest updates on regulation, consumer trends and new technologies that can solve food industry challenges are presented and discussed. This year, the GMA Science Forum will cover: regulatory and legislative issues [...]