Supply chain News and trends

The FDA published its final rule about new traceability protocols for a variety of food products vulnerable to contamination. People who manufacture, process, pack or hold foods including produce, cheeses, eggs, nut butter, seafood and deli salads will be subjected to new recordkeeping requirements during production and along the supply chain.
The compliance date for the new requirements is Jan. 20, 2026. The law makes exemptions for small farms, stores and foodservice entities, as well as some foods that are treated to reduce contamination and produce that is rarely consumed raw. 
Traceability technology has long been touted as a way to identify contaminated food and ingredients quickly in the system. The FDA has said this kind of program can make the U.S. food system safer.

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Décor and retraced aim to aid fashion's biggest players to build transparent supply chains.

The partnership is building a chain-of-custody traceability tool that provides retailers and brands visibility and transparency into supply chain and material origin, including the ability to retrieve all relevant documents needed to prove fiber provenance. These parties will create an enterprise-scale platform solution that helps relevant supply chain stakeholders trace and collect the verified documentation needed for risk assessment, reporting, and compliance management.

Michael Cai, Director of Operations & Supply Chain of Décor, calls this the "next evolution in supply chain management."

"We see significant potential

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In a successful proof of concept in Indonesia, Unilever applied GreenToken to sustainably source more than 188,000 tons of oil palm fruit. SAP and Unilever are using a pilot of the GreenToken by SAP solution to further increase traceability and transparency in Unilever’s global palm oil supply chain. The tool enabled Golden Agri-Resources and other suppliers from whom Unilever sources to create tokens that mirror the material flow of the palm oil throughout the supply chain and capture the unique attributes linked to the oil’s origin.

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Food safety experts say that whole chain traceability may be the key to faster, more concentrated and less costly recalls, improved food safety and increased transparency in the food and beverage industry. But due to a variety of challenges, others wonder if whole chain traceability is feasible.

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