Learn about the US Food and Drug Association’s Food Safety Modernization Act rule 204(d) and how the IBM Food Trust® can help you achieve compliance.
Overview
Data – the world’s most essential ingredient
IBM Food Trust™ is a collaborative network of growers, processors, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, retailers, and others, enhancing visibility and accountability across the food supply chain. Built on IBM Blockchain, this solution connects participants through a permissioned, immutable and shared record of food provenance, transaction data, processing details and more.
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Why choose IBM Supply Chain Intelligence Suite?
52%
of consumers say that knowing where food comes from is very-to-somewhat important.¹
63%
of Americans surveyed said they would pay up to 36% more for products that are responsibly made and transparently sourced.²
94%
of consumers surveyed said they would be more loyal to a brand that offers complete transparency.³
Features
Increased supply chain efficiency
Greater brand trust
Enhance your reputation for safety and quality with a traceability system.
Compliance confidence
Ensure safety and regulatory compliance and avoid product recalls.
Enhanced sustainability
Increase awareness of sustainability opportunities and practices in each step of the manufacturing processes of the food chain.
Improved safety monitoring
Monitor and trace food products in the supply chain to accurately judge remaining shelf life.
Fraud prevention
Traceability records make your supply chains less susceptible to fraud and errors with end-to-end traceability.
Reduced waste
Key data elements better track food wasted, and food rescued while minimizing waste hot spots.
Case studies
Farmer Connect
Farmer Connect
Increasing trust with a verifiable record of coffee’s journey to your cup.
Walmart
Walmart
Walmart tracks food products through its supply chain using IBM Food Trust built on the IBM Blockchain Platform.
Albertsons
Albertsons
Albertsons joined the Food Trust network and is piloting the blockchain technology.
Sustainable shrimp
Sustainable shrimp
Striving for premium shrimp that meets the highest social and environmental standards.
Boosting food safety with blockchain
Boosting food safety with blockchain
Indoor produce grower BrightFarms aims to simplify and decentralize the produce supply chain.
Atea’s Seafood Provenance Network
Atea’s Seafood Provenance Network
This network, built on blockchain, supports improved transparency, sustainability and food integrity for the seafood industry.
IBM Food Trust and the FDA
Food Trust helps with FDA compliance
The FDA will be proposing new food traceability rules and requirements for food safety. See which businesses and foods are being affected and learn how the IBM Food Trust Compliance Module can help simplify regulatory compliance.
Resources
Related products
Next steps
Footnotes
¹ “2019 Food & Health Survey, International Food Information Council”, Fall 2019, https://foodinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IFIC-Foundation-2019-Food-and-Health-Report-FINAL.pdf (PDF, 1.4 MB) (link resides outside ibm.com)
² Consumers want traceability, transparency in their products (link resides outside ibm.com), Amway, 9 January 2020
³ Label Insight (link resides outside ibm.com), Nielsen IQ, October 2022