Dole partners with SafetyChain to boost food safety

Nye Joell Hardy, Dole Fresh Vegetables’ senior food safety manager, said: “We ensure all food safety programs are followed at the start of every point of production, from planting to harvest to post-harvest. ​

“Additionally, we are taking steps that prepare us for compliance with announced and anticipated FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules.”​

Dole will use the software for supplier compliance in the field – pre, during and post-harvest, conduct assessments from data sent via mobile devices – with realtime alerts when corrective actions are required, respond to regulatory, non-regulatory and customer audits on demand and have realtime traceability to the electronic “paper chain” for mock and potential withdrawals and recalls.

“For today’s complex food supply chain – combined with regulatory, non-regulatory and customer-driven compliance challenges, such as the FDA’s recently announced FSMA preventative control for human food and produce rules – realtime safety information with traceable data is critical​,” said Barbara Levin, SafetyChain senior vice president and co-founder.