The platform supports ingredient-to-finished-goods traceability, batch tracking, supplier linkage, shipping records, and automated recall documentation. These capabilities help companies strengthen audit readiness, improve internal verification, and prepare for regulatory frameworks such as FSMA 204.
The eDiscovery process comes with unique challenges for the food industry—the volume of data, the need to work within industry rules and regulatory requirements and the high frequency of claims.
With the right team, processes and technology in place, your organization will be well equipped to handle the discovery process when litigation arises.
Continued success for the “reasonable consumer” defense, courts’ acceptance of formerly rejected damages models and increased attention toward multifunction ingredients and other ingredient labeling are just some of the factors the report examines.
November 21, 2019
Perkins Coie, Seattle, Wash., released its 2018 Food Litigation Year in Review report.
The patent applies to a recall management system that generates, tracks and verifies product recalls.
July 20, 2017
Recall InfoLink, Boise, Idaho, received a second U.S. Patent #9,697,523 titled “Recalled product inventory notification, removal, and verification system.”
According to the Food Allergen Research and Resource Program at the University of Nebraska, allergen recalls have been trending upwards for products regulated by both the FDA and the USDA.
Blue Bell Ice Cream will embark on an intensive cleaning program and conduct a new training program for its employees at all four production facilities after the dairy processor voluntarily recalled its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks.