Traceability Interoperability Summit 2010

Traceability Interoperability Summit 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Video Highlights from the inaugural Traceability Interoperability Summit 2010.

Comments and Quotes

“Many thanks for your beautiful summit. This was a great opportunity to get acquainted with the state of the art insofaras traceability in the food industry." --- *David Balme, CEO, Optimum* (Switzerland)
"Summit meetings are usually successful if the right people choose to attend, and by that measure the Traceability Interoperability Summit that ends today in Denver has achieved at least one of its goals." Dan Flynn, Editor, Food Safety News Link to the Food Safety News summary
Thank you for doing such a great job in putting together this conference. While I could only attend the first day, I found it informative, organized, and the speakers were a perfect balance for the venue. I am certain this will be an even bigger event next year." John Ford, CEO, Aperio Insights
Gary Fleming, formerly the lead PMA expert on traceability and the PTI seemed less than optimistic about retail readiness for scanning produce cases as dictated by the PTI timeline, at least in coverage of the recent Traceability Interoperability Summit in Denver.... Coverage from The Packer

Analysis from the Summit

Letter From The Editor: Traceability

by Dan Flynn | Jan 24, 2010

If I had spent any more time at the Traceability Interoperability Summit in Denver, my head would have exploded.

Having so many smart people gathered in one place--all with solutions to the same problem--does that to me. I think it's fair to say that the "food safety community" has not appreciated how complex it is to make food traceable up and down the supply chain.

Little did I realize that there are serious people in government and industry who are trying to decide what is the last most important bit of information to include on a barcode--the lot number or sell by date?

Nor had I really thought about who has the power to make traceability interoperability happen. As one of the speakers said: "Government wields a rubber bat, while retailers wield a metal bat."

Read more at www.foodsafetynews.com