Episode transcript

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Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University Extension.

Smart phones, smart thermostats, smart watches connect us to information anywhere and anytime. Did you know smart devices used in our food system from farming to food processing reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses?

Food manufacturers use smart sensors for real-time data monitoring. Innovative, complex technology allows manufacturers to monitor and record useful information related to food safety from raw ingredients to the shipment of products to your market. This includes predictive maintenance, reducing contamination risks, streamlining operations, and food recalls.

Smart sensors embedded with artificial intelligence monitor the “health” of the sensor. When sensors are working properly, they alert employees to changes in equipment and processing controls which could impact food safety and food quality.

This is Susie Craig for Food Safety in a Minute.

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Resources

Food Safety Executive (9/23/24). How Smart Technology is Revolutionizing Food Safety: Q and A with John Isabel of ifm. Accessed online 12/4/24.

https://foodindustryexecutive.com/2024/09/how-smart-technology-is-revolutionizing-food-safety-q-a-with-john-isabell-of-ifm/.

Orth, Steve. Food Safety Tech (12/3/24). Food Manufacturing Future of Food Safety: Next-Gen Technologies On the Rise. Accessed online 12/4/24.

https://foodsafetytech.com/feature_article/future-of-food-safety-next-gen-technologies-on-the-rise/.