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How to Ensure Quality Control in Fish Processing

May 28, 2023 posted in Traceability, Supply Chain

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Quality control is essential in fish processing because it helps ensure that the fish products are safe for human consumption, meet regulatory requirements, and have a long shelf life.

“Quality control (QC) in some form is now common in the fish industry and its use is increasing steadily as demand for uniformly high-quality products increases. Since fish is more variable than most other food, the need to apply QC is correspondingly greater,” says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. “As customers and governments become more particular about their food requirements, the fish industry must keep pace with these requirements if it is not to lose out in competition to other foods.”

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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023

May 28, 2023 posted in Sustainability, Inflation, Food Trends, Supply Chain

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Food and beverage manufacturing, like all sectors of the U.S. economy, is facing uncertainty in 2023 with a looming recession on the horizon.

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NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy: Using Technology to Support Supply

May 28, 2023 posted in Sustainability, Technology, Food Trends, Supply Chain

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries released a draft of its National Seafood Strategy this month with a goal of getting more seafood on consumer’s plates thanks in part to using technology to modernize the supply chain and industry infrastructure.

“The strategy also responds to the unprecedented challenges facing the U.S. seafood industry, including climate change, the coronavirus pandemic, new technologies and other ocean uses, and significant labor shortages and aging infrastructure,” said NOAA Fisheries as it opened up a 30-day comment period on the draft.

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Turkey May be Expensive and Hard to Find Thanks to Bird Flu, Other Issues

May 28, 2023 posted in Inventory, Food Trends, Supply Chain

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Turkey, the traditional star of the Thanksgiving meal, may be expensive and tough to find in 2022 as the bird flu and other issues are affecting the supply chain.

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