SEATTLE — Traceability and food safety platform iFoodDS has recently formed partnerships with Sysco and LSG Sky Chefs.

With Sysco, iFoodDS is working on a “proof-of-concept project to explore solutions that enable Sysco and its diverse supplier base to capture, store, and share data required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 204 Food Traceability Rule,” Sysco said.

"As the global leader in foodservice, Sysco has a responsibility to ensure compliance solutions can be implemented for use across its broad supplier network," said Charles Leftwich, Sysco's vice president, food safety and quality assurance. "We are pleased to partner with iFoodDS to explore a FSMA 204 compliance solution that creates a safer, more efficient, and transparent food supply chain that is effective for our U.S. supplier partners and our customers."

Sysco’s goal with this partnership is to “implement a flexible, scalable, interoperable traceability solution that provides suppliers flexible and pragmatic options for sharing data required by FSMA 204,” the company said.

"At iFoodDS, our team excels in partnering with large-scale enterprises with an extensive network of suppliers," said Scott Mathews, CEO of iFoodDS. "As the only traceability platform with a proven and scalable solution, iFoodDS can make FSMA 204 compliance easy for Sysco and its broad network of supplier partners."

LSG Sky Chefs is preparing to trial the iFoodDS traceability solution to ensure it is meeting the FSMA 204 regulatory requirements.

"We are committed to being compliant with the FDA FSMA 204 Rule, which introduces additional traceability requirements that will be particularly challenging for us as an airline caterer, considering the complexity of our food supply chain," said Rosimeire Miranda, head of Quality Assurance Americas, who is also leading the project. "This is why we are pleased to partner with iFoodDS in the US market to explore a flexible and feasible FSMA 204 compliance solution that can be effective for our airline customers and supplier partners while creating a safer, more trackable food supply."

Matthews said iFoodDS can help LSG Sky Chefs with compliance while also supporting the company’s goals for quality, safety and sustainability.