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Several exciting new technologies are combining to help improve food safety. They include digitalized tracing of the foods from farm to the supermarket (e.g. using blockchain), the combination of “smart” sensors transmitting their data into the Internet-of-Things (IoT), utilization of artificial intelligence, and smart packaging. The immense amount of data generated by these technologies can reside in the cloud. While most of these technologies are in their infancy, significant strides are made to make them a reality. All have the potential to be game changers. However, most are still in their infancy. As a result, their adaptation curve is very...

According to the NY Times, the FDA is worried about a repeat of romaine lettuce outbreak this year. The FDA strongly encourages the entire leafy greens supply chain to adopt state-of-the-art technology for traceability in order to assure quick, accurate and easy access to the whole supply chain and to enable  tracing back the products to their original farms. An important element of stopping an outbreak is the ability to identify specific farms or ranches and dates of harvest for products that contribute to outbreaks if product has been commingled.        It is important to be able to determine which farm(s) and growing region(s)...

E. coli outbreak closed Chicken & Rice Guys in Boston According to the Boston Globe the city of Boston received an anonymous complaint about customers getting sick after buying food from Chicken & Rice Guys trucks. The Boston Health department confirmed 7 cases of E. coli food poisoning originating from the Allston location that supplies the food for the chain. The company has 5 trucks that rotate in the Boston area. They also have regular, brick and mortar, restaurants in Allison, Boston, and Medford. The Chicken & Rice Guys began the food truck business in 2012. Fifteen of the chain customers were...