Roadmap to Food Safety
Food safety requirements of manufacturer’s are shifting from beyond basic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) to a preventive controls approach in an effort to protect the health and safety of consumers from both a regulatory and customer perspective. Earlier this year, FDA released its proposed Preventive Controls rule, one of many legislative requirements under the Food... Read more »
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2012 SCTC Carrier of the Year
Each April, SCTC announces the Carrier of the Year award at the DFA/SCTC Annual Conference. This year, SCTC utilized the results of the 2012 SCTC Carrier Performance Survey sent out to members in January 2013 to determine which steamship line would receive this award. The 2012 SCTC Carrier of the Year award was given to... Read more »
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Why Are Incoterms® So Important? Take the upcoming SCTC workshop and learn how to avoid “sales gone wrong.”
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why are Incoterms® so important”? Incoterms® are a set of rules which define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts for domestic and international trade. They are authoritative rules for determining how costs and risks are allocated to the parties and can significantly... Read more »
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What Can DFA and SCTC Do To Help?
With the new food safety rules and other events impacting the industry, DFA of California and Specialty Crop Trade Council have been working hard to fill your company’s needs in Food Safety, Transportation, and other departments of your company. DFA and SCTC are here to comply with and satisfy your needs in regards to food... Read more »
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Food Safety & Transportation
Industry Overview By: Sam Keiper, President, CEO Commodities are produced with many different types of methods. It does not matter if the commodities are genetically modified, certified organic or grown using conventional farming methods; they all require multiple steps in the food safety and transportation processes between the starting and end points of where the... Read more »
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All Things 2013 Conference
The 2013 DFA/SCTC Annual Conference, “Showtime, A Shared Vision,” was a great success on many levels. Beyond obtaining a new record participation; we had excellent representation of the overall industry. From pre-conference academy classes, the exhibitor fair, 14 different educational breakout sessions, a food safety commodity panel, and three distinguished keynote speakers, it was very... Read more »
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Game Changer
Food Safety Modernization Act: Proposed Rules Change the Playing Field from Farm to Fork. Are you ready? Two of the five legislative requirements linked to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) were released on January 4, 2013. The two recently proposed rules include: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human... Read more »
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An Inside Look: Oakland – Premier CA Export Port
SCTC members are frequent users of West Coast Ports and Oakland is a major export seaport for our membership’s dried fruits and nuts cargo destined for overseas markets. This is the second part of our three-part series on California’s biggest ports. We interviewed Ms. Jean Banker, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Oakland (Oakland) to get a... Read more »
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ShipSCTC .org The NEW SCTC website is up!
The primary goals in executing the new SCTC website was 1.) to inform and educate members and non-members of SCTC services and opportunities, 2.) to create a simple design, and 3.) for users to find the website easy to navigate. Discover what services SCTC offers; read up on the new drayage service; looking for an... Read more »
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Don’t miss out on the 2013 DFA/SCTC Annual Conference!
Dear DFA & SCTC Members: I am pleased to announce, “SHOWTIME, A Shared Vision!” coming to Monterey, California at the Portola Hotel and Conference Center on April 3-5, 2013. This year DFA and SCTC have put their thinking caps on and have created a robust conference that will address the needs of the industry, train... Read more »
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