Produce Industry Throwback, by F. Charles Waud... Back in November 2018, Forbes published What Blockchain Has To Do With Turkey, Romaine Lettuce and Food Safety. It was as informative back then as it is today. If you've been looking for less ... Read More
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Latest Updates for the Fresh Produce Industry
Produce Industry Update, by F. Charles Waud… The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new traceability rules that seek elevated record-keeping for many fresh produce items, from all fresh-cut products to leafy greens and tomatoes. Starting Sept. ... Read More
Support for Fresh Produce Businesses During COVID-19 and Always!
Produce Industry Update, by F. Charles Waud... As businesses in the fresh produce industry pivot to deal with the effects of COVID-19, they can be assured of ongoing support from WaudWare and produce marketing associations, such as PMA in the U.S. ... Read More
Blockchain Technology News
Albertsons Will Use IBM’s Blockchain Network to Trace Romaine Lettuce Supply Chain Source: VentureBeat Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S., is joining the blockchain-based IBM Food Trust network to help ... Read More
Latest Software Updates to Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software
Extensive and Reliable Software for Fresh Produce Industry Companies Each month we compile and publish updates, additions and enhancements to PICS software. This is part of our ongoing commitment to make PICS the world’s best selling software for ... Read More
New Information on CFIA Safe Food for Canadians Act
Strengthening Canada’s Food Safety System The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is committed to strengthening Canada's world-class food safety system. This includes fully bringing into force the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) through new ... Read More
OPMA: Re-Assignment of Price Look-Up Codes
The long term objective of the IFPS [International Federation for Produce Standards] is to improve supply chain efficiency of the global fresh produce industry through developing, implementing and managing harmonized international standards. As the ... Read More
Who Needs to Upgrade Software?
The consensus at WaudWare is this. We believe there is a lot of traceability system upgrade and implementation work to come from wholesalers and distributors. Many of our existing customers in the growing and packing business have already done ... Read More
Loss of Payment Protection for Canada’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry
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 ... Read More