How Traceable Are Your
Products and Suppliers?
A Traceability Assessment will enable you to understand where vulnerabilities exist in your operations and supply chain network, while laying out the options and the costs to close the gaps
A visit, phone call or a letter from the FDA has always been an unsettling experience. What do they want now? Are we ready for an impromptu inspection? Are our records in order? These are some of the questions that go racing through your mind when the FDA calls. For many food originators, processors and handlers the frequency, scope and business implications of such contacts are about to multiply. In a worst-case scenario the FDA may be investigating your company's role in an ongoing foodbourne illness outbreak. The readiness of your organization to quickly verify your practices and supply the required traceback data can make or break your ability to send the FDA on its way, protect your brand equity and resume profitable business operations.
A Foley Consultancy Traceability Assessment will identify the problem areas and outline the steps necessary to plug the holes in your (and your supply chain partners') informational and operational processes. For a detailed listing of the scope and deliverables of a Traceability Assessment, please see our Packaged Services page.
Technology Profile:
Orlando - 16-Apr-2010
Xerafy, a Hong Kong-based RFID tag manufacturer has
introduced what it claims to be the world's smallest read-in-metal
and read-on-metal UHF tags designed for harsh industrial environments.
According to CEO and Founder Dennis Khoo, read ranges of one to one
and one half meters are possible using a handheld UHF
reader/interrogator.
In the following interview conducted at RFID Journal
Live! 2010 in Orlando, Khoo and Xerafy's Sales and Marketing
Manager, Moses Chang discuss several challenging use cases that are
now addressable due to their tags' small footprint and extended read
ranges.
Flash Version (via YouTube)
Windows Media Version (high resolution):
Detailed specifications and related whitepapers are available at Xerafy's web site: www.xerafy.com .
RFID Journal Live! 2010
Orlando, Florida
RFID in the Food Chain
Chris Foley
Principal
Foley Consultancy LLC
Adding Business Value while Complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act
14-April, 2010
Presentation with audio track now available
for download
