Digital & Security
Blockchain technology is transforming food supply chains by enhancing transparency, traceability, and security, ultimately saving lives. Traditional food supply chain management often suffers from inefficiencies, lack of communication, and security vulnerabilities, leading to issues such as food waste and contamination. Blockchain addresses these challenges by providing real-time tracking from the
Industry & Regulatory
he Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in 2011, is set to introduce stricter food traceability requirements for grocers by 2026. As the deadline approaches, grocers must prepare to comply with the FDA's final rule, which mandates detailed recordkeeping for certain food items. This includes tracking
Track and Trace
Preliminary findings from a research project on tracing Australian cotton through the supply chain have revealed significant gaps that may hinder growers and brands from fully benefiting from sustainable practices. Spearheaded by Cotton Australia with support from the Cotton Research and Development Corporation and the Queensland Government, the project aims
Digital & Security
GS1’s new 2D barcodes are set to revolutionize the retail sector by offering more detailed product information beyond traditional identifiers. Unlike the 1D barcodes that only encode simple data like the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), 2D barcodes serve as compact data repositories, including details such as expiration dates
Revenue Protection
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is grappling with significant issues surrounding its track and trace system, a critical element of the $400 million Pakistan Raises Revenue project. Despite 81.98% of funds being disbursed, the system’s inefficacy is hindering progress in key Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs)
Revenue Protection
Enabling Local Environment for Track & Trace (T&T) The FBR should foster an environment that not only encourages but also supports sectors in adopting T&T by acknowledging the unique challenges and solutions present within Pakistan. Providing policy support to both sectors and local providers is crucial.
Track and Trace
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Authentication & Brand
According to a new research report published in the journal Langmuir, scientists have successfully developed a new photopatterning technique that creates two light-reactive images in one material. © Langmuir 2024, 40, 22, 11766-11774. Previous research teams faced significant challenges in producing ‘dual-mode’ films, where two patterns can be separately stored and
Authentication & Brand
Today, we are all faced with better quality fakes, accessible through a flexible and ‘self-healing’ network of online sellers, with prices no different from your average flash sale, and carrying QR codes linked to the original websites of original brands – regardless of whether that brand uses QR codes or not.
Industry & Regulatory
Traceability has been a crucial element in supply chains, evolving significantly over time. From ancient practices of marking goods with simple identifiers to today's sophisticated digital systems, traceability ensures transparency, quality, and safety in global trade. The Origins: Early Trade and Identification Traceability began with basic methods such
Revenue Protection
* Delegates responsibility to Minister of State for Finance to oversee transformation project * Pays tribute to martyred police officers and personnel fore their unprecedented sacrifices LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday set a target for his economic team to speed up the process of transformation of the Federal Board of Revenue
Industry & Regulatory
As of today, SRO 470(i)/2017 is effect vide letter 26th April 2018 issued by the DRAP to all the stakeholders of the industry. SRO 470(i)/2017 dictates that the following information needs to be printed on the labels. However, a tacit understanding has been reached on part