Post Tagged with: "food safety"
Is Food Safety Going Social?
There are two interesting pieces of news from last week on the ways social media is being leveraged to share information about food safety concerns, as well as to predict outbreaks earlier
The Story of Sushi: From Sea-to-Plate
“The Story of Sushi” is an enlightening tale of sushi’s journey from sea-to-plate. Created as a marketing video for Bamboo Sushi, a sustainable sushi restaurant in Portland, Oregon, the video offers a disturbing look at the sustainability implications- environmental and social – of our growing hunger for cheap sushi
BAMCO’s Role in Making New Farm & Food Data Available
Bon Appétit Management Company, which operates cafés for companies including Twitter, Yahoo! and eBay, announced Tuesday the rollout of a comprehensive farm animal welfare policy that has the potential to make significantly more information about growing practices available. As an industry leader with significant purchasing power, these commitments set an important precedent for increased transparency through certification, and with it an opportunity to open up data that has been largely unavailable
Innovator Video: The RFID Network
Despite the media’s fixation with the latest, greatest gadget, often times innovation takes place behind the scenes, using technology we don’t often hear about. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one such technology.
2012 Food Trends Get Technical
Speculation on 2012′s food trends are everywhere, from the newest “ethnic flavors” to the next super berry. But more interesting are the ways experts see technology playing a role in the food industry and how it will help consumers in the marketplace. Over the past few weeks, Food+Tech Connect analyzed three important food+tech trends of
2011 Trends: Where Does Your Food Come From?
Fueled by food recalls of everything from cantaloupe to ground beef, the public is now calling for more, and more easily accessible, information about the food they eat. Food+Tech Connect reflects on the tech advancements of the last year in food traceability and will continue following this trend over the course of 2012.
Publicly Releasing Data Would Improve Food Safety, Says Government Report
The National Research Council released a report today stating that “publicly posting enforcement and testing data…on the Internet could have substantial benefits, including the potential to favorably impact public health.”
Tracking & Incentivizing Data Sharing: The Whole Chain Traceability Consortium
Knowing where food comes from and how it was grown is a top priority in an increasing number of American households. But aside from costly technological solutions employed by large, vertically-integrated corporations, very little exists to follow food throughout fragmented food systems from ‘farm to fork.’ The Whole Chain Traceability Consortium (WCTC) aims to change that, and make it available on smart phones
IBM Announces Food Traceability Technology
The recent cantaloupe contamination underscores the need for better data about our food’s journey from farm to table. With over 76 million cases of food borne illness, costing $152 billion a year, consumers want information to ensure their own health and well being, while businesses need data to rebuild and maintain public trust. Yesterday IBM
Meat #5: Are Grazing by GPS & Virtual Fencing on the Horizon?
Mac Magruder had his way, he would be able to control the grazing of his grass-fed herd by GPS. And while the technology for such a virtual fence is on the drawing board, Magruder might have to wait a while to use it on his own cattle
Eggzy: Using Tech To Build a Local & Transparent Egg Economy
Meet Sharleen and Mark Thompson, co-founders of Eggzy, a flock management platform for backyard chicken farmers that allows you to manage egg production, record expenses, calculate and project costs, and promote your flock. Through the “Egg Stands,” friends and neighbors are able to keep informed about egg availability, pricing, description of flocks, and other statistics. According to the site, they have tracked 74 flocks (956 hens in total) that have laid 2226 eggs over the last 30 days. They estimate that this could meet the daily protein requirements of 267 people
Food Sprout: Mapping The Food Supply Chain
Where does your food come from? The answer is more difficult than you might imagine. Thankfully, a growing number of tech savvy entrepreneurs are leveraging their Web2.0 acumen and the open government data movement to address the problem. Food Sprout is a new, data-driven website that is mapping the food supply chain to improve transparency about
The Future of Biotechnology
I am really honored to introduce my new guest blogger Jameson, a middle school student at Sts. Philip and James School in Long Island, NY. Jameson and I were introduced by his technology teacher and my Twitter pal George Haines. After learning of Jameson’s interest in food and technology, I invited him to guest post.
Food Information & Why We Need A Storytelling Layer
As the founder of the internet venture, GourmetOrigins, one of the topics that often comes up when speaking with people in the food industry is technology and particularly, how to use technology to sell food or, and this is particularly important at a time when the consumer is facing almost limitless choices of food, how
Food Safety Modernization Act Infographics
It’s been quite a week for food safety! Tuesday, the senate approved the largest overhaul of food safety legislation in 70 years. If passed, the Food Safety Modernization Act, will grant the Food and Drug Administration the power to protect citizens by recalling tainted foods, increasing inspections of food companies, and overseeing farming. Here are
