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PTI Product Substitution and Cross Docking Best Practices
The PTI recently completed updating the Product Substitution and Cross Docking Best Practices documents. These updates will be useful to grower shippers in understanding how to address product substitutions and cross docking within your operations. It will also address how these affect the shipment of PTI-labeled products to your customers. To learn more, join RedLine Solutions Wednesday, [...]
Ippolito Streamlines Cooler Shipping and Inventory Operations .
April 3, 2012 – Ippolito is one of the leading grower, shipper, packers in the produce industry. RedLine Solutions has been working with Ippolito Fruit Produce to help them with their cooler and inventory operations. Ippolito implemented RedLine Cooler™ in 2011 and has seen dramatic improvements to their shipping and warehouse operations. In a recently [...]
Mexico to Support Food Safety Act
The impact of the forthcoming Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will extend beyond U.S. produce companies. Octavio Carranza, Mexico’s Director General of food safety, aquaculture and fisheries has said Mexico’s food safety program will recognize FSMA once it is in place. He went on to say that Mexico will be compatible with FSMA and other international standards. His comments were reported by ThePacker.com. Mr. [...]
PTI Symposium in Salinas, CA
April 26th, 2012 is the date set for RedLine Solutions’ PTI Symposium in Salinas, California. Top speakers will share their input and experiences as they explain what’s needed to become PTI compliant in 2012 and the difference between what needs to be done versus what does not. Also, there will be live demonstrations of RedLine’s products designed to get you PTI compliant. This will be valuable information [...]
PTI Solution for Smaller Operations
Produce traceability firm RedLine Solutions is introducing PTI Lite, a simple way to ensure that fresh produce cases are PTI compliant. RedLine’s solution will be optimized for smaller growers, packers, and shippers and other companies throughout the supply chain. A webinar about this solution can be viewed on the RedLine for Produce website here >> Introducing PTI Lite
PTI Milestone 2 Video
Produce Traceability: What is PTI Milestone 2? www.RedLineforProduce.com – Watch this short video as RedLine Solutions’ Gary Fleming describes what Milestone 2 is, its timeline including insight on defining your GTINs. Produce Traceability: What is PTI Milestone 3? www.RedLineforProduce.com — Watch this short video…RedLine Solutions’ Gary Fleming describes what Milestone 3 is, its timeline and [...]
Cantaloupe-Related Deaths: CDC Releases Final Figures
A December 8, 2011 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states the final toll of people who died from eating cantaloupe infected with listeria is 30. According to the report, the outbreak sickened 146 people in 28 states. The source of the outbreak was traced to a Granada, Colo.-based grower. Colorado cantaloupe growers have announced plans to establish an organization of growers to develop [...]
Mexican Produce Traceability Program Moves Forward
The Association of Mexican Producers of Protected Horticulture’s (AMHPAC) participation in the industry led Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), has proven to be a major success. In fact, the PTI is expected to meet anticipated food safety goals for 2011. Over 50 percent of the membership of AMHPAC is expected to meet expected targets for the [...]
RedLine Solutions Launches New Traceability Solution
RedLine Solutions has launched a new traceability solution – the third product in their whole-chain traceability line. This new solution allows packers to trace the movement of produce from the time it’s harvested until the time it’s loaded on the pallet. Using label and scanning technology, produce can be accurately traced through every step of the packing process, and logged into an associated database. This [...]
Contamination Outbreaks Emphasize Need for Traceability
The recent string of serious produce contamination outbreaks has placed a spotlight on the importance of traceability for the produce industry. Consumers and businesses alike have been impacted by recalls of cantaloupe, strawberries, lettuce and other fresh produce items. Members of Congress are now calling for hearings to investigate the outbreaks and reasons why tracking [...]
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