Author: RSouthard Created: 3/17/2008 9:03 AM
SafeSourcing Blog

By RSouthard on 2/26/2009 6:00 AM

This author often writes about the lack of adequate controls relative to keeping our food supply chain as safe as it possibly can be. Product safety however is a much broader topic.

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By RSouthard on 2/25/2009 6:00 AM

In this economy lower retail prices are more important to consumers than just about anything else. How far a dollar goes is part of the conversation in every home, every day.

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By RSouthard on 2/24/2009 6:00 AM

Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the 3rd Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods.

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By RSouthard on 2/23/2009 6:00 AM

Chapter 7 is also known as liquidation or the converting of a company’s assets into money to pay creditors, or a straight bankruptcy. 

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By RSouthard on 2/20/2009 6:00 AM

Country of origin information needs to be a significant part of product traceability beyond one forward one back reporting if we are to limit food borne illness outbreaks and other product issues that continue to put consumers and companies at risk.

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By RSouthard on 2/19/2009 6:00 AM

When  your company begins to consider the Greening of the Supply Chain: Mind your Three P’s.

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By RSouthard on 2/17/2009 6:00 AM

We don’t often see much more than the actual number of people taken ill or deaths when these cases are reported. There are always more.

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By RSouthard on 2/12/2009 6:00 AM

The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held hearings this week on the most recent salmonella outbreak.

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By RSouthard on 2/10/2009 6:00 AM


Beyond food and product safety, this author has posted more than ten blogs in the last nine months on Social Responsibility in the supply chain and reinforcing it in the procurement process.

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By RSouthard on 2/9/2009 6:00 AM

Quality supplier selection is one of the most important areas of focus in order to insure quality and sustainability in the e- negotiation process.

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