Hearing explores reform of U.S. food safety system; sets stage for Senate action this year

WASHINGTON – October 22, 2009 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today held a hearing to discuss S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and specific proposals for food safety reforms. Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services for Afilias, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain traceability services, issued the following statement applauding the Committee’s effort and progress made toward establishing a national traceability system for food.

Afilias Discovery Services will be at booth 4319 at the Produce Marketing Association's 2009 Fresh Summit.  Stop by to learn how Discovery Services provide full end-to-end traceability in the supply chain.

Dublin, Irland, 18. August 2009__ Afilias, weltweit agierender Anbieter von Internet-Infrastrukturdiensten, gibt bekannt, dass Ali Rezafard zum Chairman der EPCglobal Software Action Group ernannt wurde. Bei Afilias ist Rezafard als Experte für die Entwicklung und Implementierung bei Afilias' Discover Service verantwortlich.

EPCglobal ist führend in der Entwicklung und Standardisierung des für die RFID-Technologie notwendigen Elektronischen Produktcodes (EPC).

Brian Cute, Afilias VP of Discovery Services, talks about the 'Internet of Things' on the Australian Broadcasting Corp's weekly radio show: Future Tense.

Dublin, Ireland - 18 August 2009 - Afilias, a global provider of internet infrastructure services, today announced that Ali Rezafard, the lead member in the development and implementation of Afilias' Discovery Services platform, has been selected to chair the Software Action Group at EPCglobal. 

EPCglobal leads the development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code^TM (EPC) to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in implementing traceability technolog

H.R. 2749 to create a national tracing system for food from ‘farm to fork’

Washington, D.C. – On a second attempt at passage, the U.S. House successfully voted in favor of legislation to reform a food safety system that has been battered by a lack of consumer confidence and numerous food recalls over the past few years.

Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services for Afilias, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain traceability services, today issued the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.

Committee passes H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009; bill moves to House

Washington, D.C. - Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services for Afilias, a global provider of end-to-end supply chain traceability services, today issued the following statement regarding the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of food safety legislation, titled "H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009."

Legislation sets stage for "end-to-end" traceability in U.S. food supply chains

Washington, D.C. - Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services for Afilias, today issued the following statement in response to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health markup of food safety legislation, titled "H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009."

Washington, D.C. – Brian Cute, Vice President of Discovery Services for Afilias, today issued the following statement in response to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on proposed food safety legislation entitled the “Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.”