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Tracking and Tracing Pharmaceutical Products: How Your Shipping Pallet Can Help
Tracking and tracing pharmaceutical products is more than just an exercise in inventory management. It is a life-saving practice that is mandated by law. In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local health authorities tracked a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis back to a compounding center in Massachusetts. The compounding center was illegally…
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Increase Food Supply Chain Transparency with Track and Trace Technology
No food supply chain will ever be perfect. There’s always a chance that a load of contaminated food products will make its way through to the consumer. However, having a traceable supply chain makes it much easier to find contaminated products and dispose of them properly. Food supply chain transparency is also crucial in order…
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Traceability in the Food Supply Chain: Why Tracking Food Is Important and How to Do It
According to a May 1, 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. is failing to contain foodborne pathogens. While incidences of infection for Salmonella typhimurium declined, infection rates for other salmonella serotypes, as well as Listeria and Shigella, remained unchanged in 2019. The number of reported foodborne illnesses caused by all…
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Pallet Level Tagging: Using RFID to Track Pallet Loads
Reactions across the supply chain to pallet level tagging through radio-frequency identification (RFID) are mixed. Logistics managers on the retail and distribution center side of the supply chain are excited about the technology, and have been for some time. Walmart notably tried to mandate RFID pallet level tagging in 2003 as one of the chain’s…
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Why Food Traceability Is Important
Food traceability isn’t just important. It’s required to stay compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under the act, the ability to pinpoint the stops that a product made on its journey through the supply chain is imperative. Tracking can help prove compliance with food hygiene requirements and can support other measures necessary to…
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Pharmaceutical Shipping Regulations: Basic Guidelines for Pharma Transport
ARTICLE UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2024 By the conclusion of 2029, projections suggest that the pharmaceutical sector will expand to exceed $2.4 trillion in value. This substantial growth generates a substantial demand for the transportation of ethical drugs, requiring supply chain managers in the industry to be well-prepared. The fundamental pillars of secure pharmaceutical transportation…
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Cold Chain Logistics Regulations: How to Make Compliance Easy
Cold chain logistics regulations are a big part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Not properly following cold chain regulations could result in fines, penalties, rejected loads, and wasted products. Perhaps the most critical component of the cold chain is the safe transport of products from one point to another. With every stop a load…
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Best Practices in Cold Chain Management for Dairy Products
Dairy products require strict attention as they move through the cold chain because of the risk they pose to consumers if that cold chain is broken. More than a few stories of dairy supply chain contamination have made the news, from Listeria in ice cream to salmonella in milk. When dairy products aren’t kept consistently…