http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/the-deputized-supply-chain.html/ A comprehensive exploration of the intersection between the pharmaceutical supply chain, track and trace technology, standards and regulatory compliance Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:02:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rxtrace.com/2010/01/the-deputized-supply-chain.html/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Steve Holcombe Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:51:01 +0000 http://www.rxtrace.com/?p=90#comment-103 Dirk you make an excellent comparison - and distinction - between the food supply chain and the pharma supply chain chain. But once one begins to consider the increasing representation of food and crops as being of a certain quality (i.e., organic, greener, low carbon footprint, GMO free, etc.) than they actually are (a form of counterfeiting) then the difference may not be as great as one thinks. When it comes to the food supply chain, food safety is one side of the coin. On the other side of the coin is the consumer's right - I dare say - to know that the food they are consuming is actually as represented by the food supply chain. But, again, an excellent analysis and comparison of both chains. I have added this post as a reference to the Agricultural Funding Opportunities group on LinkedIn at http://tinyurl.com/afogrp Dirk you make an excellent comparison – and distinction – between the food supply chain and the pharma supply chain chain. But once one begins to consider the increasing representation of food and crops as being of a certain quality (i.e., organic, greener, low carbon footprint, GMO free, etc.) than they actually are (a form of counterfeiting) then the difference may not be as great as one thinks. When it comes to the food supply chain, food safety is one side of the coin. On the other side of the coin is the consumer’s right – I dare say – to know that the food they are consuming is actually as represented by the food supply chain. But, again, an excellent analysis and comparison of both chains. I have added this post as a reference to the Agricultural Funding Opportunities group on LinkedIn at http://tinyurl.com/afogrp

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