Pandemic Interrupts Food Safe Supply Chain

 

Bill Marler, a prominent foodborne illness litigator, commemorates listeria outbreak: https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/the-worlds-largest-and-deadliest-listeria-outbreak-is-turning-4-in-march/   Sadly, outbreaks continue unabated and likely to increase so long as pandemics interrupt surveillance and securing a food safe supply chain.

We Need a New Food Safety Tracking and Trade Paradigm

 

COVID has caused disruptions in food supply chains. Is that all?  What about inventory management systems--FIFIO, Just-In-Time?  What about surveillance and inspection?   It’s time for a new food safety tracking and trade paradigm.