Traceability and FSMA 204 Insights with Frank Yiannas

On this special episode of Next Level Supply Chain, GS1 US CEO Bob Carpenter speaks with Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy & Response at the FDA. While at the FDA, Frank was one of the architects for the Food Safety Modernization Act using his massive experience at Walmart and Disney, where he spent a combined 29 years in charge of food health & safety.
Bob and Frank discuss the importance of a smarter and more sustainable food system with the help of digitalization. Frank shares insights on the Food Traceability rule and how it was developed by the FDA. We also tackle the benefits of traceability, such as preventing illnesses and improving transparency in the food system. We talk about how data standards and emerging technologies can address challenges facing the food industry and how collaboration is key to implementing the new rule. Tune in to discover how compliance oversight is moving towards a 21st-century paradigm and how data sharing can create crucial public-private collaborations. next-level-sup...
3:23 Do you believe both the private and public sector sufficiently leveraged industry standards and available technologies to help address our food safety challenges?
5:34 How can technology and existing standardized data be harnessed and used to enhance supply-chain accountability, food safety and public health? Which technologies are you seeing most deployed to date or on the horizon?
11:14 You’re credited with being the architect of FDA’s Food Traceability Rule. Why did you place such a high priority on finalizing the food traceability rule?
17:14 Can you share some insights about what you believe industry should be doing to prepare for the FSMA 204 Final Rule for record keeping for those foods on the Food Traceability List (FTL)?
23:32 Continuing to look ahead, how do you believe food safety inspections need to be modernized to identify any gaps or challenges in the current tracking and inspection process
36:17 Thank you for spending time with our GS1 US Board earlier this month. Based on those conversations, what are some of the challenges the industry will face with regard to addressing the requirements?
38:03 What are some best practices that you are seeing in terms of how industry is addressing the requirements? What are the foundational elements that are critical to get right in order to support better food safety protocols? What resources does industry need to help them prepare for this New Rule both in the US and globally.
41:47 Could you speak to what role you believe industry standards and collaboration play in enabling a safer and more interoperable food system in support of FSMA 204? What kind of collaboration needs to happen to drive better information sharing across the food system?
44:11 So, I’ll end with what’s on the docket for Frank Yiannas over the next year or two?
Next Level Supply Chain with GS1 US Podcast Page: next-level-sup...
Learn more about GS1 US: www.gs1us.org/