Released on: August 9, 2008, 11:05 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: ISO 22000 Helps Food Manufacturers Economically According to
TraceGains



Press Release Body: Food safety is linked to the presence of food-borne hazards in
food at the point of consumption. Since food safety hazards can occur at any stage
in the food chain it is essential that adequate control be in place. Therefore, a
combined effort of all parties through the food chain is required.

Communication along the food chain is essential to ensure that all relevant food
safety hazards are identified and adequately controlled at each step within the food
chain. This implies communication between organizations both upstream and downstream
in the food chain. Communication with customers and supplies about identified
hazards and control measures will assist in clarifying customer and supplier
requirements. Recognition of the organization\'s role and position within the food
chain is essential to ensure effective interactive communication throughout the
chain in order to deliver safe food products to the final consumer.

ISO 22000 integrates the principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) system and application steps developed by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission. By means of auditable requirements, it combines the HACCP plan with
prerequisite programs. Hazard analysis is the key to an effective food safety
management system, since conducting a hazard analysis assists in organizing the
knowledge required to establish an effective combination of control measures. ISO
22000 requires that all hazards that may be reasonably expected to occur in the food
chain, including hazards that may be associated with the type of process and
facilities used, are identified and assessed. Thus it provides the means to
determine and document why certain identified hazards need to be controlled by a
particular organization and why others need not.

TraceGains, Inc. was founded in 1998 with a 100% focus on traceability. The company
has a patented delivery system -14 patents granted and growing -and also is an
Issuer of United States Department of Agriculture Process Verification Program (PVP)
Label.

By providing real-time bi-directional supply chain transparency and traceability,
TraceGains reduces risks to the corporation and its executives, who may become
personally liable in case of a recall. Positively Assured Traceability provides the
following essential capabilities:
. Continuous attribute visibility for each incoming ingredient received.
. Identity preservation across commingling, batching, blending, transformation, and
re-work.
. Continuous comparison between on-floor activities, business rules, and compliancy
requirements.

However, TraceGains not only adds the missing capabilities to protect food
companies, its officers and executives, and consumers, but goes beyond to turn data
into actionable business intelligence from the floor to the board room.

With proven solutions and hundreds of implementations, return on investment (ROI)
and profitability enhancement has been independently confirmed in university
studies. Companies' bottom lines are positively affected through the following
results:
. Improved operational efficiency by identifying profit leakages.
. Enhanced product consistency by pinpointing causes of variation.
. Increasing market share by assuring trading partners they are protected with
actionable data.

By using Web Services to interconnect with all leading ERP, SCM, and MES systems,
Positively Assured Traceability can deliver compliance with internal business rules,
assurance of pedigree claims, enhanced profitability, and increased operational
excellence. From the grower, aggregator, manufacturer and processor, to distribution
and logistics, and finally the retailer, only TraceGains provides bi-directional
unit-level (item, carton, pallet, etc.) traceability while boosting profitability
and cost-effectively improving operational excellence.


TraceGains Inc.
www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
traceability@tracegains.com
(303)682-9898



Web Site: http://www.tracegains.com

Contact Details: TraceGains Inc.
1860 Lefthand Circle, Suite G
Longmont, CO 80501
(303)682-9898