The recent Global Crisis Management Summit Americas (GCMS'24) illuminated a fascinating nexus - the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), food safety, and insurance dynamics. Amidst the diverse array of discussions and dialogues, one prevailing theme emerged; the expectation among some [...]
In the realm of food safety, the landscape seems to be ever-evolving. I do hear the persistent concerns regarding the efficacy of traditional methods in risk mitigation and compliance assurance. From the challenges faced by FS/QA teams to the need [...]
You have probably already heard or read about ChatGPT, the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. According to Wikipedia, its name "ChatGPT" combines "Chat", referring to its chatbot functionality, and "GPT", which stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer, a type of large [...]
A few months ago, I joined Maria Velissariou (Mars) and Cronan McNamara (Creme Global) for a Smarter Food Safety TechTalk Podcast hosted by Donald A. Prater & Frank Yiannas (FDA). The question that we tried to answer seemed to be [...]
There are different ways in which food safety teams can stay informed about what is happening out there that could be critical for their supply chain. For example, regularly checking official, trusted websites like the European RASFF portal and the [...]
Food companies want to avoid major incidents, be more proactive and less reactive in their food risk mitigation actions. They also want to increase the amount of data that they can have access to, in order to be able [...]
Every time that a food recall takes place, I get extremely frustrated. What if there was a way for food companies to be notified about emerging risks that really need their attention and action, before such a recall happens? Not [...]
Let me introduce you to a fellow Canadian and former Culinary Ambassador to Russia. This is Paul Damaren, Senior Vice President Food Safety & Supply Chain at Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc. (PJRFSI). Paul is working for an organization [...]
Very often, I look back and realize that this pandemic got me very much interested into the digital transformation that COVID-19 has brought to the food sector. I wanted to better understand the impact that it had to all food [...]
Let's find ways to break down the data silos. The food system is rapidly changing, becoming more and more digitized. Data is being generated about all food supply entities. It is critical to combine, process and extract meaning from all [...]
Predictive analytics are so cool. Nowadays, you can find their application in many sectors, for many critical business decisions. Everyone seems to be discussing the so-called ‘Prediction Machines’ that promises to enhance any type of software system with cheap and easy-to-use AI algorithmic [...]
I was really looking forward to talk to the person that made this statement about big data: "I like the idea that you can use some kind of tool to interrogate information to give you the real time picture of [...]