With the coming of the novel coronavirus, working systems worldwide have faced a drastic change in living and working. Times have been challenging; while adapting to the “new normal,” people have faced and fought the Covid-19 challenge and continue to do so, despite the difficulties.

Reflecting on the effects of COVID-19 on the food supply chain, it has been observed that it adversely impacted the whole process from the field to the consumer. COVID-19 resulted in the movement restrictions of workers, restricted food trade policies, changes in consumer demand, and financial troubles across the food supply chain.

Thanks to evolving technology that enabled smooth transitions in work and meeting daily deliverables, 2021 can be recognized as the year of innovation in using technology to its fullest capacity to meet human requirements on and off work. From using QR codes for menus at restaurants to drone deliveries, the food industry has been on tiptoe to create and renovate while fitting within all safety protocols.

Technology Innovation: A Reliable Solution!

While working in isolation for the food industry, the complexities were vast; it is practically impossible to work in isolation in the food industry, moving to the plant daily to keep up the quality checks. Monitoring if the documents have been made and having a thorough report generated from scratch to the end of food processing, all this and much more wouldn’t be possible while working from home.  

This is where technology came as a reliable solution. People have effectively moved from manually working to smart working to maintain an efficient Food Safety Management System. Technology has changed the way food safety professionals work for good with efficiency. Technologies such as AI and Machine Learning monitor food production in real-time, analyze security breaches and prevent disease outbreaks, and Cloud Computing enables the stability of data management. This has enabled food safety professionals to cater to all the covid protocols and work efficiently without compromising food safety.