PakSense and YottaMark Partner to Integrate Traceability with Time and Temperature Monitoring

LAS VEGAS — PakSense and YottaMark have joined forces to combine unit-level traceability with integrated time and temperature monitoring capabilities.

A new time, temperature smart label, enhanced with the HarvestMark traceability solution from YottaMark, is expected to be introduced in the third quarter of 2008. The combined solution will provide growers, shippers and retailers with instant trace back, easy trace forward and integrated cold chain monitoring linked to the unit level, with all information accessible via an online portal, the companies said.
 
"This new time, temperature and traceability smart label will raise the bar on how companies track and trace products in the supply chain," said David Light, CEO at PakSense. "Not only will customers have trace forward and trace back capabilities, but they will also have visibility into environmental conditions during shipping that could directly impact product quality and safety."
 
Compliant with emerging traceability standards, the HarvestMark solution is fully compatible with the Produce Marketing Associations' Guidelines on Traceability. The system can be deployed for case and pallet trace-forward and trace-back, as well as full unit-level traceability. As an on-demand hosted solution, brand owners and growers can get started on day one without installing and supporting costly enterprise software or servers, the companies said. PakSense time and temperature labels will be directly supported by the HarvestMark solution, associating time and temperature data across truckloads, pallets, cases and units. The integrated time and temperature data will be available on www.harvestmark.com to authorized users.

"Traceability and cold chain monitoring are essential elements of food safety programs across the supply chain," said Scott Carr, president and CEO, YottaMark. "Now the industry can cost effectively deploy cold chain monitoring, have enterprise-wide access to temperature data, and provide instant trace-back and easy trace-forward. This is a powerful new tool to prevent, detect, and respond to potential food borne illnesses or recall events."