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The Business Case for Food Chain Transparency

Food has never been safer or better controlled but we may be just one bite away from the next food crisis (1). Industry experts, government scientists and scholars concur that food safety should be both non-competitive and non-negotiable (2). Extending beyond food safety, the world is facing significant health problems and socioeconomic burdens that are impacted by food chain transparency, or the lack thereof. An example of this is the global antibiotic resistance crisis (3). While partly due to human misuse, the overuse of antibiotics in animal production compromises the treatment of infectious diseases in humans and undermines decades of medical advances, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Other global concerns include

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6 Canadian Leaders: Inspiring Food Safety

The following is my alphabetical list of inspirational Canadians who are doing a superb job in advancing food safety nationally and internationally. Their ongoing efforts and contributions are often hidden in the paperwork or back-office efforts but those of us who are heavily invested in the industry workings, understand and value their personal and professional contributions.

What can Food, Beverage & Tobacco learn from EU Pharma Legislation?

The EU Commission conducted an impact assessment on how to mitigate the risk of Falsified medicines and published the results in an impact assessment report accompanied by Delegated Regulation. The recommendations highlighted below are good for all stakeholders in my opinion and could be a model for other sectors to review and consider, particularly the Food, Beverage and Tobacco sectors.

Taiwan's Food Safety System, Riding the Rollercoaster

Recently, Taiwan has been hit by multiple scandals resulting in the majority of Taiwanese mothers indicating that they have lost trust in the food safety system. Taiwan is indeed experiencing a rough period in it's food sector, but the key question is whether or not it can be brought under control and whether trust can be regained - or are we only seeing the tip of the iceberg

I ate 2 pounds of insects last year, so did you!

first published April 9th on Shantalla Opinions blog http://shantalla-advisory.blogspot.sg. A New York Times article suggests that Americans unknowingly consume 1-2 pounds of insects every year. Whaaaaaa?

Transparency in the Food Chain

The following short extract is from some of the positive momentum I will be including in my upcoming ebook on food chain transparency.In this fast-paced digital era, media is not confined to traditional channels such as press, TV or radio channels. Much wider and deeper coverage of food safety and adulteration incidents on the Internet have made consumers unprecedentedly sensitive to global issues, particularly the safety, authenticity, ethicality and sustainability of the foods they purchase and consume.

My Dream Team in Food Safety

There are many pressing challenges to improving the global food system. These challenges are spread across what I prefer to call the four pillars of the global food system, namely:

Regulatory Trends for Food in 2015

This is an interview with Global Food Safety Resource published on Feb 5th 2015. The full article can be access via: http://www.globalfoodsafetyresource.com/compliance/food-safety-regulations/food-regulatory-trends. Now that we're into 2015, what can the food industry expect as new regulations come into effect around the globe?

It's a FAKE ! the fight against Counterfeit and IP crime

About 500 people from 200 organizations and 80 countries converged in Hanoi, Viet Nam for the 2014 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference. Organized by INTERPOL with lead sponsor Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - who's President and CEO Keith Williams attended all 3 days – demonstrating the importance of the event to UL, their 70,000 manufacturing clients and the 22 billion individual products that carry the UL label annually.

The Global Food Recall Dilemma

The opinion I share here is based on 6 years of significant travel and countless hours in capacity building workshops with the public and private sectors on all continents.

Lessons From History: DEG, Food Fraud, and the Future of Safe Food

While it may be obvious that the branded watch for sale at a market for $30 is not genuine, food contamination caused by counterfeit and adulterated ingredients is generally not easy to detect. Depending on how they were altered or repackaged, they can have severe health effects and can even be deadly.

Supply Chain Transparency - the next BIG thing

The following is an extract from an interview this week with Ireland based, Galway Independent newspaper. The full article can be found here.Supply chain transparency will be a key enabler for Irish companies in the future, as new regulations come into force and consumers demand more information on exactly what it is they are buying and eating.

Shocking - Food Loss and Food Waste

With the world population headed fast towards 9.6 billion by 2050, the pressing challenge of achieving food security is attracting huge scientific interest. But the key factor in achieving food security may not hinge entirely on the adoption of new technologies, and may be much more boring – simply cut food loss and food waste.

Blockchain, Provenance, Traceability & Chain of Custody

Here are my answers to questions posed over the past few months online and in industry and regulator dialogue. As some of my points can be successfully argued from different angles, this is intended to create the dialogue and not limit it.

The Brilliant People of Food List 2018

For the past 4 or 5 years I have acknowledged some of the brilliant and inspiring people I have had the pleasure to work with directly, or engaged with in online conversations around food supply chains, technology, industry standards, regulations and policy

Transparency is the best disinfectant!

This is my 5-minute 'lightning talk' from Asset2018 in Belfast last week - which was not delivered due to the event format and constraints on my side. Note, it was intended to stir debate on the topic and I welcome your feedback

Food Chain Transparency & Information Asymmetry

This is a summary extract of an introduction to an unpublished academic paper I am writing. The full paper will provide contents for a business eBook on Supply Chain Transparency in late 2019 or early 2020.