Cloud-based machine-learning platform Wiliot says it will partner with iFoodDS and Trustwell to incorporate Wiliot’s Ambient IoT data and technology into both companies’ safety and compliance platforms.
“FDA’s Final Traceability Rule, FSMA 204, provides an important framework for the food industry,” Andrew Kennedy, principal traceability advisor for iFoodDS, said in a news release. “The food industry can leverage this framework in conjunction with Wiliot’s Ambient IoT technology and iFoodDS software to significantly enhance food safety, food freshness, and operational efficiency.”
Ambient IoT is a battery-free wireless technology that is being incorporated in multiple wireless standards, such as Bluetooth, 5G Advanced, 6G and Wi-Fi, Wiliot said, adding that Ambient IoT enables a new real-time inventory.
Wiliot’s battery-free ambient IoT Pixels can attach to any food product or packaging to connect it to the internet. Once attached, products push out the item or case-level information about their location, temperature, carbon footprint and more.
“Empowered by the unprecedented capabilities of the ambient IoT, the entire food industry can move beyond QR codes, advance shipping notices, and electronic documentation to a new traceability paradigm that is infinitely faster, entirely real-time, and drastically reduces the cost of manual labor and technology infrastructure,” Steve Statler, chief marketing officer of Wiliot, said in the release.
Wiliot said it is currently working with iFoodDS and Trustwell on a series of FSMA 204 compliance pilot projects.
“More than 2,500 brands around the world rely on Trustwell to manage their regulatory requirements with more than 200 million critical tracking events recorded using our FoodLogiQ Traceability software,” Julie McGill, vice president of supply chain strategy and insights for Trustwell, said in the release. “The incorporation of Wiliot’s ambient IoT data into our tech solution is going to enable us to take food safety to a new level of traceability with precise execution.”
