In an unprecedented move, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released the draft (preliminary) text for the complete set of regulations covering all food, following the adoption in 2012 of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA). Typically proposed regulations are made public during the formal Canada Gazette process, but the decision was made … Read more
Provision Provides Plant Support for its Online Sustainability Portal. Drive your business forward and be responsive to customer demands about the sustainability of your operations. Provision Coalition is now offering portal coaching and support to food and beverage manufacturers ready to integrate sustainability into their business operations and culture. Enjoy the benefits of lower production … Read more
Engage with industry leaders and adapt to the evolving demands of North America’s food industry at the EMC11th Annual North American Food Safety Summit, March 4-5, 2015 in Toronto. Hear the latest findings on North America’s most notable food recalls and source prevention strategies and witness how leading food manufacturers are ensuring food safety across … Read more
Currently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is drafting new regulations to replace the existing Licensing and Arbitration Regulations (LAR) and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations under its new the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA). The SFCA is intended to strengthen and streamline legislative authorities across Canada, making food safer while increasing trade … Read more
Ontario Produce Marketing Association Meets with Minister of Finance, Joe Oliver regarding PACA-like Trust Provisions. The OPMA is asking members to write or visit their local Member of Parliament to (a) generate awareness for the OPMA’s request to establish a deemed trust, and (b) understand the importance of this issue to the produce industry. The … Read more
Manually entering information from invoices is a time-consuming and error-prone process. Invoice capture solutions can automate the process, but most require extensive set up and customization and can be expensive. Until now. ABBYY offers a better solution: FlexiCapture with Invoice Accelerator. Simple, accurate, automated invoice processing. The folks at Paramount Document Solutions have told us … Read more
Anthony Folan, president of Integral HR Solutions specializes in providing human resources services and support to a wide variety of organizations primarily within the manufacturing, distribution, and health care sectors. Proven processes integrate and align human resources best practices with strategic business plans. This powerful alliance stimulates increased profitability while fostering results oriented engaged organizations. … Read more
If you use Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia), please consider supporting it! At WaudWare we do both! Free of distracting ads, Wikipedia is a valuable resource for everyone. Did you know? Wikipedia is a small non-profit that runs the #5 website in the world. There are only 200 staff serving 500 million users, and have costs … Read more
“WaudWare’s expertise in traceability drives growth.” That was the headline of a recent article (September 25, 2014) published in The Produce News Canada, written by Gerry Weaver. Six things you’ll learn: Traceability and its impact on fresh produce businesses Challenges and benefits of using one PTI label Renewed interest in Radio Frequency ID tags (RFID) … Read more
Devastating news for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Canada. On October 1st, 2014, the US government informed Minister Ritz that Canada was losing Canadian preferential access to their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) system of payment protection for the produce industry. This will have significant consequences for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry … Read more
Fresh produce business owners will appreciate these enhancements made to Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software by WaudWare, during September. Improve the profitability of your business with reliable software that handles all day to day operations, such as buying, selling, inventory, production, growing, brokerage,accounting, security, management reporting. Increased the height of the AP Voucher screen, … Read more
From the RFID Talk Blog, “New RFID research could improve the produce supply chain and reduce billions worth of produce waste. It’s always been believed that the biggest role for RFID technology could be within the food supply chain and delivering fresher foods to consumers. That theory gained some traction this week when a University … Read more
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