The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: FDA Starts 2013 With a Bang

January 7, 2013

Lara L. Sowinski

editor-in-chief Lara Sowinski

editor-in-chief Lara Sowinski

A weekly audio blog by editor-in-chief, Lara Sowinski, on what’s hot in the food supply chain industry. New audio blogs will be released every Monday morning. Today's featured audio blog: FDA Starts 2013 With a Bang.

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Truckers Protest AB5, Disrupt Supply Chains

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The Russia-Ukraine War’s Impact on Global Food Supply Chain

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Remote Temperature Monitoring System Helps Wendy’s Franchisee Save Time, Money, Product

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Congress Can't Afford to Forget Pandemic Supply Chain Lessons

There is a critical choice Congress must make. Will it stand by as product shortages, delays and price increases continue to wreak havoc, or it will it take an unprecedented opportunity to make a difference for the supply chain today and tomorrow?

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Frontline Workers Gravitate Towards Better Technology

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Monitoring Unwanted Pests Using Pest Devices

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Americans Blame Grocery Inflation on Supply Chain Inefficiencies

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How to Ensure Operations Follow FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Connecting all parties, testing commodities as they pass through the doors and making sure everything is traceable can all move the food safety system in the right direction.

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How Strong Traceability Programs Reduce Risks of Food Recalls

Without a strong traceability program that includes access to real-time data, companies are putting themselves – and the public – at risk.

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Sound Inventory Planning Helps Waylay Pesky Supply Chain Interruptions

Today, integrating inventory planning with financial planning is more critical than ever given the ability accounting has to properly steer planning, ordering, and ultimately profitability.

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Inauro Investment Helps SafetyCulture Improve Workplace Operations

By linking data from sensors, devices and other digital systems used within an organization, Inauro provides teams with a single source of data, streamlining workflows and enabling faster decision making.

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How Standardized Track and Trace Mitigates Risk in Food Transportation

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2022 Sees First Price Jump in Containers

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SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022

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Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts from Enable, Movilitas, Oracle, Generix, Blue Sky Capital Strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and more come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.

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Investment into our nation's rail system is top priority for the current White House. Today, more than $368 million in grant funds were revealed to improve on much needed rail infrastructure in 32 states.