DeltaTRAK has introduced the FlashTRAK RFID temperature monitoring solution, providing new capabilities and improved performance in end-to-end cold chain visibility and traceability. This new wireless solution integrates FlashTRAK RFID loggers with the existing ColdTRAK cloud application, which makes it possible for customers to use low cost data loggers with the latest RFID technology to achieve […]

Cooltrax announced FreshMobile, the mobile site for Fresh inTransit, which enables customers to access their real-time refrigerated container temperature monitoring system from virtually any location on a mobile device. Using combined telemetry and wireless RFID technologies, Fresh inTransit tracks the location of refrigerated trailers and reefers, monitors all aspects of the performance of the fridge […]

The Malaysian government is planning to use RFID technology to prevent counterfeiting of nests used to make the Chinese delicacy bird’s nest soup, according to the BBC. As people in China believe that eating bird’s nest is good for their skin, they’re willing to pay as much as USD $100 just for a handful. This […]

The world market for RFID technology is projected to reach USD $18.7 billion by the year 2017, according new research announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc.. RFID offers many advantages – production efficiency, inventory updates in real-time, shipping and importing economies, greater product security and curbing of counterfeit products are among others. It is due […]

The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announced a pilot project to track ‘halal’ food products through the use of RFID technology, according to The Brunei Times. Halal is the term used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law, regarding […]

Intelleflex has developed a new program to help growers, packers, shippers and distributors monitor temperature variations in their cold chains to improve the quality and freshness of delivered produce. The Intelleflex Cool Chain Quick Scan eliminates the guesswork associated with visual inspections and helps quickly identify, measure and document the temperatures on fresh produce as […]

Orange Business Services is working together with Auchan Group, the international food retail group, to offer a real-time tracking solution to monitor the routing of plastic creates which carry fruits and vegetables in its French supermarkets. Using plastic crates with RFID chips, Auchan will track its produce throughout the distribution chain, from the truck farm […]

ALKAR-RapidPak Inc., the food processing equipment firm, has teamed up with Matrix Product Development to install an RFID-based wireless temperature monitoring system to decrease raw material waste and improve regulatory compliance. As part of the installation, Matrix Product Develop has deployed its Wyze-Temp solution. An RFID-based temperature tag is attached to meat as it passes […]

A new program has been established through the HarvestMark de Mexico and AMHPAC (La Asociación Mexicana de Horticultura Protegida A.C.) partnership to help Mexican growers meet the country’s goals for food safety and traceability. With additional support from SAGARPA, Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, the program will grant funding to […]

Scientists at Strathclyde University in Glascow, Scotland, have found new ways to test the validity of Scotch whiskey. The Engineer reports that researchers from the university’s Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry have been able to distinguish authentic Scotch from counterfeit Scotch using mid-infrared spectrometry in conjunction with immersion probes that have optical fibers. A […]