The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Washington, D.C., estimates that 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses every year.
Combine that with news stories like E. Coli disasters, and it’s no wonder that increased consumer awareness coupled with legislation like the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is shining more of a spotlight on food safety than ever before. This means there’s greater attention on every link in the cold chain, from production to storage, and transportation to distribution. It seems like the Internet of Things (IoT) may have arrived just in time to improve food safety.