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NAU researcher collaborates with ASU to develop groundbreaking technology for food safety

Scienmag

Multidisciplinary project will use dendritic tags to enable food traceability any point in the supply chain Credit: Northern Arizona University According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 48 million Americans are sickened by foodborne illnesses each year, costing the economy more than $15 billion.

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How automation can help to address supply chain challenges in pharma

pharmaphorum

Supply chain issues have been rife in pharmaceuticals for a while, but current socio-economic challenges such as the conflict in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to extended wait times and higher prices for thousands of products. This has been the go-to approach for dealing with foreseeable supply chain shocks in the past.

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Establishing Safer Food Supply Chains with Blockchain and IoT

XTalks

And although global food supply chains have allowed for efficient international distribution, the food and beverage industry’s biggest concern is food safety, especially amid the global pandemic. Growing incidences of product adulteration, food fraud and foodborne illness outbreaks have created a need to re-evaluate supply chains.

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How COVID-19 Impacted the Food Supply Chain For Better and for Worse

XTalks

Where flour, pasta and other shelf-stable goods once sat in abundance quickly emptied to nothing but price tags. It seemed as though the food supply chain was broken when the world needed it the most. While the food supply chain didn’t break, it certainly flinched — and the public noticed.

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Insights from the 18th Annual Canadian Summit on Food Safety in 2024

XTalks

Blockchain and Food Safety Jud Sinton, CEO and Chief Architect of the Bloomington Group , emphasized the importance of blockchain technology in enhancing traceability within the food supply chain. Blockchain’s immutability lends to trust, which is crucial in food safety.”

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Will Plant-Based Meat Prices Ever Be Lower Than Real Meat?

XTalks

But yet, the price tag is still higher than real meat. Despite the higher demand, it would not make sense to charge customers less at this time since lowering the supply/demand curve wouldn’t allow them to sell more products. . Supply Chain. Supply chain and ingredient optimization is another factor.

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Shortage Spurs Demand for Eli Lilly’s Diabetes Injection Mounjaro

XTalks

Although the company is planning to double capacity through a new manufacturing expansion in North Carolina planned for the end of 2023, company executives are warning of supply challenges. Novo has been struggling to keep up with the intense demand for Wegovy, resulting in supply shortages as it works to scale up production capacity. “We

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