Who doesn’t love sesame seeds? They are a popular ingredient in many cuisines and bakery products around the world thanks to their deliciously nutty, slightly sweet taste and aroma which can be enhanced by toasting. Unfortunately, sesame seed containing products [...]
Complexity is the keyword to characterize today the food supply chain of large food manufacturers and retailers. The food supply chain has become global. Therefore, consumers can now enjoy exquisite products that combine ingredients from around the world. However, this [...]
Based on the recently published report about the lessons learned for non-alcoholic beverages, we took a deep dive into the food safety data insights. The goal is to evaluate the impact of this challenging period for the global supply chain. [...]
Ensuring global food safety depends on data. There is data concerning food recalls and border rejections, data pertaining to a huge amount of raw ingredients and commodities, and data unpacking all the possible hazards behind a food safety incident. When [...]
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.
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 [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increasing global concern — especially around its impact on the food supply chain. We receive a number of questions, comments and concerns from food safety professionals in our network, as companies look for [...]
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 [...]