Traceability of a Supply Chain

Posted on: July 17th, 2018 by Writing Intern | No Comments

From the farm to the table, a food product’s journey through the supply chain can be complex. For those in the food processing industry, traceability – the tracking of food products through the entire chain from origin, production, processing, and distribution – is crucial to ensuring food safety and public health.

BENEFITS OF TRACEABILITY

According to “Food Safety Magazine,” the benefits of traceability in any supply chain stem from four main planning phases.

 

  • Preparedness

When something goes wrong, traceability offers “greater visibility into a supply chain.” Companies that value traceability can be more prepared in their efforts to produce a safe, quality product.

 

  • Response

Businesses can be very responsive to issues because traceability providing greater visibility. Everything is much more transparent by tracing everything in the process.

 

  • Recovery

Solving an issue quickly by exercising traceability allows for a company to rebuild trust with consumers.

 

  • Prevention

After a problem occurs, a company can use traceability to dive deep into the root cause, which can aid in the prevention of future issues.

 

A KEY TO THE PROCESS

One way for a food processor to improve their supply chain is to partner with a uniform and industrial laundry provider that understands the significance of traceability.

 

CITY is a prime example of a launderer that recognizes the vital role traceability plays in a food supply chain. Not only do we understand, but we also integrate particular processes and systems to enhance traceability efforts in our very own facility.

 

Innovative Systems

Our CITY Quality Management (CQM) system, our continuous improvement management system based on client input and industry best practice, allows us to maximize quality and efficiency. With a formalized system in which we document our process and procedures, our operations support traceability by maintaining proper soil and clean separation, wash solutions, appropriate drying and steam tunnel temperatures, and essential critical control point (CCP) inspections.

 

Within our CQM system, we utilize ultra-high frequency (UHF) garment tracking technology. This technology is the most sensitive system available and allows us to track every garment through the entire laundering process. The benefits of UHF tracking further include:

 

  • Guarantee of accurate inventory counts because all garments picked up at a client’s facility will be returned.

 

  • Unique billing by only charging our clients for the uniforms and products that we actually service rather than billing them for a percentage of total inventory.

 

  • Elimination of cross-contamination as our tracking system allows for precise soil separation.

 

  • Documentation of garment’s life history as we can track the number of washings, mends, and repairs of all garments.

 

HYGIENICALLY CLEAN

Not only does CITY maintain a quality management process, but we have also attained TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification. This certification reflects our commitment to hygienically clean practices to produce clean, safe, and compliant garments for our clients in the food processing industry.

 

CLIENT CONFIDENCE

Traceability is critical for maintaining a quality product and a quality service, and collaborating with the right vendors will help any food processor deliver improved traceability. When you partner with CITY, you can be confident that our value-added processes will support your need for traceability and transparency.

 

Contact us today to learn how CITY can help your business in keeping food safe.

 

For the full whitepaper on CITY’s approach to Food Safety, visit.


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