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Produce Traceability: Uncovering the Gaps in Your Program [FoodSafetyTech]

A gap assessment can help determine what requirements existing traceability programs already meet and identify where improvements are needed to comply with the final Food Traceability Rule by the January 2026 deadline

US Senator urges chipmakers to help keep their chips out of Russian weapons [Reuters]

U.S. semiconductor manufacturers should do more to keep their chips from illegally making their way into equipment used by the Russian military, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said at a hearing on Tuesday.

“The companies ‘have the capacity to trace and track those components well enough to do something more’, Blumenthal, chair of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said at the hearing looking into how U.S. chipmakers are complying with export restrictions imposed after Russia’s invasion in February 2022.”
From the Reuters article

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[GM Authority] Counterfeit GM Parts Operation In Michigan Busted By Feds

A parts dealer in Warren, Michigan suspected of storing and distributing counterfeit GM parts was investigated by federal authorities.

Fake parts: A Pentagon supply chain problem hiding in plain sight

[Defense News] The Defense Department is developing new tests to find counterfeit parts, putting a renewed emphasis on reporting when problematic components are found.

Why Blockchain Is Proving an Ideal Technology for Food Traceability

[International Banker] Blockchain has supported cryptocurrency’s rise in the financial realm but is also employed in other use cases, such as in the food industry.

Food Traceability Market Share- Focus on more transparency across the food supply chain

[Emergen Research via EIN Presswire] Rising need to track food products in the supply chain and monitor the flow of materials and need to increase quality control are some key factors driving

ICE to Launch Commodity Traceability Service

[MarketsMedia] “Recognizing ICE’s established position in the cocoa and coffee markets, where the benchmark prices for these commodities are formed every day, ICE has been working closely with the industry to design a solution to help customers meet the requirements of the deforestation regulation.”

Chipotle prepares national rollout of RFID for food traceability

[Supply Chain Dive] The restaurant chain is expanding its use of the technology to track ingredients from suppliers in real-time.

UFLPA and Burden of Proof

Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law December 2023, items imported that were wholly or partially manufactured, mined, or otherwise sourced from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China…

RFID Tag Costs Are Dropping

[RFID Journal] That’s the message from SimplyRFID, aimed at repeated misnomers about technology costs, as the company offers its latest tag.

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“Reaching the low cost of 5 cents per tag has been a mission for the industry for a decade or more, with the view that only that minimal cost would make the tagging of products in high volumes affordable”
From the RFID JOURNAL article