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ScoringAg Comments=20 on Fresh Melon Industry's Recent Salmonella=20 = Case

 

NewswireToday -=20 /newswire/ - Bradenton, FL, United States, = 04/01/2008=20 - The fresh melon industry = in=20 Honduras and Costa Rica was effectively shut = down within=20 24 hours of word hitting the wire that = Salmonella=20 Litchfield =96 said to be as hard on the human = digestive=20 system as E. coli O157:H7 =96 had been detected = by=20 officials.

   
 

The = Canadian Food=20 Inspection Agency (CFIA) first found the problem = in=20 Quebec, followed quickly by the United States = Food and=20 Drug Administration (FDA).

This is not = merely a=20 cautionary tale. Many people are sick and have = been=20 hospitalized. Still, the president of Honduras, = Manuel=20 Zelaya, ate a Honduran melon on CNN, attempting = to show=20 it was safe, and tried to reverse the onus by = arguing=20 American officials should prove the seriousness = of the=20 problem rather than force Honduras to disprove = the=20 problem.

This reveals a complete lack of=20 understanding of the most basic principles of = food=20 safety on the president=92s part. Even if eating = these=20 melons has a lower risk of illness than getting = struck=20 by lightning, the big question is why couldn=92t = Honduran=20 and Costa Rican officials isolate the problem. = Don=92t=20 they have the ability to trace product back to = its field=20 of origin?

This is a case where merely=20 identifying the country of origin and knowing = the rough=20 date of harvest doesn=92t cut it. Consumers have = little=20 =93appetite=94 for risk. Building confidence in = the food we=20 eat, just like building a brand, is the sole=20 responsibility of the seller.

That=92s = why=20 corporations and governments the world over = speak=20 loftily of the need for food =93traceability=94 = which can=20 enable a food recall based on a lot numbering = system and=20 an audit trail. The idea is to limit exposure to = risk by=20 isolating problems. The more accurate the = traceability,=20 the less the exposure. A lot of taxpayer money = is being=20 poured into improving the traceability standards = of=20 modern food-exporting economies.

But how = does=20 traceability differ from the related but = distinct=20 concept of traceback that was developed by = William=20 Kanitz and his staff at ScoringAg and = ScoringContainers,=20 divisions of ScoringSystem = Inc.

Traceability, in=20 theory and in practice, is a first step towards = the much=20 more accurate and beneficial full traceback = system.=20 Arcane food companies and food-exporting = countries that=20 lack accurate lot numbering should get with the = times=20 and develop a traceability system before it=92s = too late=20 or their tardiness will eventually result in a = recall=20 like the one above. But should one then go = beyond this=20 first step?

Think of it like this. If you = think=20 you=92re merely susceptible to food safety = issues, then=20 basic traceability might do the trick; but if = you=92re=20 vulnerable to such issues, full traceback = becomes=20 essential.

Honduras and Costa Rica had = Eurogap=20 certification, which includes strict and highly=20 bureaucratic traceability standards. They also = had=20 certification from private certifiers which = required=20 third-party verification that their traceability = was at=20 least functioning. And yet they couldn=92t = isolate the=20 source of the contamination, which meant a = full-blown=20 recall was necessary. The problem could have = been as=20 simple as a single employee failing to wash his = hands,=20 but for lack of full traceback, two national = economies=20 will suffer.

Traceability means you=92re = at least=20 trying, while traceback means you can. ScoringAg = and=20 ScoringContainers works in seconds through a = fully=20 automated, global-locating, real-time audit = trail that=20 resides on a secure database, accessible = anywhere in the=20 world through the internet.

Traceback = results=20 from embracing traceability, not merely as a=20 bureaucratic regulatory requirement, but as an=20 investment in your company brand or national = reputation.=20 It goes to the limits of technology and provides = item-level traceability right down to every = package, or=20 in this case, every box of melons, from the = retail store=20 back to the producer, covering all warehousing,=20 shipping, storage, harvest and employee data in=20 between.

There are many traceability = =93solutions=94=20 available in the world today, but only ScoringAg = allows=20 for the uncomplicated accounting of all = information=20 pertinent to the integrity of food destined for = human=20 consumption.

The fact of the matter is = that even=20 the FDA doesn=92t have the manpower to dive into = manual=20 audit trails, even when such trails are = supported by=20 electronic audit trails on computers in the = country of=20 origin. Many companies grappling with = traceability dream=20 of reducing their sample-recall time from days = to hours,=20 but ScoringAg reduces it to minutes, even in the = case of=20 actual-recall time.

Is testing a = solution? Not=20 after the fact it isn=92t. There=92s a lot of = demand to=20 start testing value-added crops such as = certified=20 organic in order to prevent fraud and negligence = (go to=20 isitorganic.ca for more info). Nothing=92s worse = than=20 paying extra for something and wondering if = you=92re=20 really getting what you=92re paying for. But the = case=20 above isn=92t about value-added food; just = regular,=20 everyday products that anyone might = buy.

While=20 random, unannounced, quality control testing = should be=20 part of a company=92s, or a nation=92s, = traceback system, it=20 can=92t prevent what happened in Honduras and = Costa Rica.=20 In short, even with a hundred times the = manpower, the=20 CFIA and FDA had no choice but to play it safe = and=20 recall all the melons. And now the hard-working = farmers=20 of Honduras and Costa Rica will pay a very dear=20 price.

Conclusion: Traceability is a = buzzword.=20 Traceback is the ideal.
Sound expensive? = It=92s only=20 pennies per data entry. For more information = visit=20 ScoringAg or ScoringContainers.

Written = by Mischa=20 Popoff, B.A. (Hon.) Osoyoos, BC = Canada

 
 
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NewswireToday - = /newswire/ -=20 Bradenton, FL, United States, 04/01/2008 - The fresh melon industry in Honduras and Costa Rica = was effectively shut down within 24 hours of word hitting the wire that = Salmonella Litchfield =96 said to be as hard on the human digestive = system as E. coli O157:H7 =96 had been detected by = officials.

   
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The Canadian Food = Inspection Agency (CFIA) first found the problem in Quebec, followed = quickly by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This is not merely a cautionary tale. Many people are sick and have been = hospitalized. Still, the president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, ate a = Honduran melon on CNN, attempting to show it was safe, and tried to = reverse the onus by arguing American officials should prove the = seriousness of the problem rather than force Honduras to disprove the = problem.

This reveals a complete lack of understanding of the most basic = principles of food safety on the president=92s part. Even if eating = these melons has a lower risk of illness than getting struck by = lightning, the big question is why couldn=92t Honduran and Costa Rican = officials isolate the problem. Don=92t they have the ability to trace = product back to its field of origin?

This is a case where merely identifying the country of origin and = knowing the rough date of harvest doesn=92t cut it. Consumers have = little =93appetite=94 for risk. Building confidence in the food we eat, = just like building a brand, is the sole responsibility of the seller.

That=92s why corporations and governments the world over speak loftily = of the need for food =93traceability=94 which can enable a food recall = based on a lot numbering system and an audit trail. The idea is to limit = exposure to risk by isolating problems. The more accurate the = traceability, the less the exposure. A lot of taxpayer money is being = poured into improving the traceability standards of modern = food-exporting economies.

But how does traceability differ from the related but distinct concept = of traceback that was developed by William Kanitz and his staff at = ScoringAg and ScoringContainers, divisions of ScoringSystem Inc.

Traceability, in theory and in practice, is a first step towards the = much more accurate and beneficial full traceback system. Arcane food = companies and food-exporting countries that lack accurate lot numbering = should get with the times and develop a traceability system before = it=92s too late or their tardiness will eventually result in a recall = like the one above. But should one then go beyond this first step?

Think of it like this. If you think you=92re merely susceptible to food = safety issues, then basic traceability might do the trick; but if = you=92re vulnerable to such issues, full traceback becomes essential.

Honduras and Costa Rica had Eurogap certification, which includes strict = and highly bureaucratic traceability standards. They also had = certification from private certifiers which required third-party = verification that their traceability was at least functioning. And yet = they couldn=92t isolate the source of the contamination, which meant a = full-blown recall was necessary. The problem could have been as simple = as a single employee failing to wash his hands, but for lack of full = traceback, two national economies will suffer.

Traceability means you=92re at least trying, while traceback means you = can. ScoringAg and ScoringContainers works in seconds through a fully = automated, global-locating, real-time audit trail that resides on a = secure database, accessible anywhere in the world through the internet. =

Traceback results from embracing traceability, not merely as a = bureaucratic regulatory requirement, but as an investment in your = company brand or national reputation. It goes to the limits of = technology and provides item-level traceability right down to every = package, or in this case, every box of melons, from the retail store = back to the producer, covering all warehousing, shipping, storage, = harvest and employee data in between.

There are many traceability =93solutions=94 available in the world = today, but only ScoringAg allows for the uncomplicated accounting of all = information pertinent to the integrity of food destined for human = consumption.

The fact of the matter is that even the FDA doesn=92t have the manpower = to dive into manual audit trails, even when such trails are supported by = electronic audit trails on computers in the country of origin. Many = companies grappling with traceability dream of reducing their = sample-recall time from days to hours, but ScoringAg reduces it to = minutes, even in the case of actual-recall time.

Is testing a solution? Not after the fact it isn=92t. There=92s a lot of = demand to start testing value-added crops such as certified organic in = order to prevent fraud and negligence (go to isitorganic.ca for more = info). Nothing=92s worse than paying extra for something and wondering = if you=92re really getting what you=92re paying for. But the case above = isn=92t about value-added food; just regular, everyday products that = anyone might buy.

While random, unannounced, quality control testing should be part of a = company=92s, or a nation=92s, traceback system, it can=92t prevent what = happened in Honduras and Costa Rica. In short, even with a hundred times = the manpower, the CFIA and FDA had no choice but to play it safe and = recall all the melons. And now the hard-working farmers of Honduras and = Costa Rica will pay a very dear price.

Conclusion: Traceability is a buzzword. Traceback is the ideal.
Sound expensive? It=92s only pennies per data entry. For more = information visit ScoringAg or ScoringContainers.

Written by Mischa Popoff, B.A. (Hon.) Osoyoos, BC Canada

 
 
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