Jacksonville, Fla.-based Beaver Street Fisheries has begun working with Seattle-based iFoodDS on improving traceability in the seafood supply chain.

According to iFoodDS, its iFoodDS Trace Exchange with IBM Food Trust platform allows Beaver Street Fisheries and its supplier network to capture, store, and share data required by the Food Safety Modernization Act Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204).

“As a leading importer, exporter, manufacturer, and distributor of quality seafood from the US and around the world, Beaver Street Fisheries is unwavering in our commitment to delivering safe, traceable products to our customers,” said Scott Lane, chief information officer at Beaver Street Fisheries. “By partnering with iFoodDS, we are exploring solutions with our FSMA 204 Compliance Team and taking a significant step towards creating a safer, more transparent supply chain to meet both our customer and regulatory requirements. This collaboration allows us to test flexible and practical options that our supplier network can easily implement, further enhancing the trust and assurance in our products.”

iFoodDS said it is working with seafood traceability solution providers Wholechain and ThisFish on the Beaver Street Fisheries project to make sure its system meets the needs of all seafood suppliers. The system has been designed to seamlessly integrate with other systems and adopt industry standards such as GS1, the company said.

“At iFoodDS, our team excels in partnering with large-scale enterprises with a diverse network of suppliers,” said Scott Mathews, CEO of iFoodDS. “As the only traceability platform with a proven, interoperable, and scalable solution, iFoodDS can make FSMA 204 compliance easy for Beaver Street Fisheries and its supplier partners.”

In July, iFoodDS appointed Andrew Kennedy to the position of chief traceability officer. Kennedy has nearly 20 years of experience in the traceability industry, including his roles as co-leader of Tech-Enabled Traceability, a core element of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative; contributor to FDA’s Final Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204); interim director of IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center; and co-founder of both New Era Partners and FoodLogiQ.

“I am honored to take on the role of Chief Traceability Officer at iFoodDS,” Kennedy said. “iFoodDS’ success is rooted in its scalable and interoperable platform. It is the foundation for connecting supply chains and is designed for stronger collaboration between trading partners. I look forward to working with our teams to provide more capabilities that provide deeper product and supply chain insights, resulting in increased supply chain resiliency.”

This article is an excerpt from the August 2024 issue of Supermarket Perimeter. You can read the entire Food Safety feature and more in the digital edition here.