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		<title>Comment on Building Billion Dollar Brands: Part 1 &#8211; Winning New Customers and Managing Risk by Building Billion Dollar Brands: Part 2 - Three Steps for Successfully Deploying Quality Management Software in the CPG Industry</title>
		<link>http://blog.spartasystems.com/building-billion-dollar-brands-part-1-winning-customers-managing-risk/#comment-259</link>
		<dc:creator>Building Billion Dollar Brands: Part 2 - Three Steps for Successfully Deploying Quality Management Software in the CPG Industry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] our last blog post we took a deep dive look at the CPG industry. We answered the questions of what is driving change [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Agile Software Development in Highly Regulated Industries by Gabe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Agile development is an iterative-style approach to deliver software.  Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development for a more in depth explanation.

Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agile development is an iterative-style approach to deliver software.  Check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development</a> for a more in depth explanation.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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		<title>Comment on EH&amp;S Success Story:  MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 2 by EH&#38;S Success Story: MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 3 &#124; EH&#38;S &#124; Sparta Systems Blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.spartasystems.com/ehs-success-story-medimmune-harnesses-the-power-of-trackwise-%e2%80%93-part-2/#comment-149</link>
		<dc:creator>EH&#38;S Success Story: MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 3 &#124; EH&#38;S &#124; Sparta Systems Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] an electronic system to manage its Environmental Health &amp; Safety (EH&amp;S) processes.  In the second installment, we examined some of the reasons why the company ultimately selected TrackWise as its electronic [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on EH&amp;S Success Story: MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 1 by EH&#38;S Success Story: MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 3 &#124; EH&#38;S &#124; Sparta Systems Blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.spartasystems.com/ehs-success-story-medimmune-harnesses-the-power-of-trackwise-%e2%80%93-part-1/#comment-147</link>
		<dc:creator>EH&#38;S Success Story: MedImmune Harnesses the Power of TrackWise – Part 3 &#124; EH&#38;S &#124; Sparta Systems Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the previous installments of this series, we first explored the challenges that led global biologics provider MedImmune to [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on How the World (of Technology) is Getting Smaller, but Making Us More Effective by Tweets that mention How the World (of Technology) is Getting Smaller, but Making Us More Effective &#124; Enterprise Integration, SOA &#124; Sparta Systems Blog -- Topsy.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kevin Shea, TrackWise. TrackWise said: How the World (of Technology) is Getting Smaller, but Making Us More… http://goo.gl/fb/DA9jT Sparta Systems Blog [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Food Safety Modernization by Tweets that mention Food Safety Modernization &#124; Uncategorized &#124; Sparta Systems Blog -- Topsy.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tweets that mention Food Safety Modernization &#124; Uncategorized &#124; Sparta Systems Blog -- Topsy.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Isa Loundon, TrackWise. TrackWise said: Food Safety Modernization http://goo.gl/fb/97O39 Sparta Systems Blog [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on User Interface Redesigns: An Incremental Approach by Marcel Martin, TrackWise client, based on v7.7</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marcel Martin, TrackWise client, based on v7.7</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Sparta,
I wish to learn and understand more in your assessment to find the right UI needs for users and what is the involving process for the clients like this comment from blog:

&quot;Performing an incremental redesign:
The most effective way to do this is by soliciting feedback from existing users via customer feedback sessions and internal feedback sessions.&quot;

I would be involved, too.
Me, as an Administrator, is interested on that UI improvements and wish to have a chance to &#039;be a part of&#039; the next TW version(s)...
I recognize there are a few improvements in 8.2
Now we want to see some improvements that are in a long enhancement list here. Waiting for it and hope it is coming on 8.3.
May be you can contact me and I tell a PM what is necessary to do to satisfy our users (which are customers for me, too).

Thank you very much for response,

Best Regards
Marcel</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Sparta,<br />
I wish to learn and understand more in your assessment to find the right UI needs for users and what is the involving process for the clients like this comment from blog:</p>
<p>&#8220;Performing an incremental redesign:<br />
The most effective way to do this is by soliciting feedback from existing users via customer feedback sessions and internal feedback sessions.&#8221;</p>
<p>I would be involved, too.<br />
Me, as an Administrator, is interested on that UI improvements and wish to have a chance to &#8216;be a part of&#8217; the next TW version(s)&#8230;<br />
I recognize there are a few improvements in 8.2<br />
Now we want to see some improvements that are in a long enhancement list here. Waiting for it and hope it is coming on 8.3.<br />
May be you can contact me and I tell a PM what is necessary to do to satisfy our users (which are customers for me, too).</p>
<p>Thank you very much for response,</p>
<p>Best Regards<br />
Marcel</p>
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		<title>Comment on Auditing the Complete Supply Chain by Tweets that mention Auditing the Complete Supply Chain &#124; Audit, Supply Chain &#124; Sparta Systems Blog -- Topsy.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tweets that mention Auditing the Complete Supply Chain &#124; Audit, Supply Chain &#124; Sparta Systems Blog -- Topsy.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kevin Shea, TrackWise. TrackWise said: From the Sparta Systems blog: Auditing the Complete Supply Chain - http://bit.ly/bvNeMw [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs: What We Can Learn from Recent Food Recalls by Mickey Landkof</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mickey Landkof</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nathan, thanks for your comment.

There are actually a number of recorded examples where companies refused to act on an FDA voluntarily recall request, one of them being the case of Westco Fruit and Nut Co from NJ that was asked to voluntarily recall their products as part of the massive Peanut products recall of 2009 (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/MajorProductRecalls/Peanut/FDA’sInvestigation/default.htm)

It seems there are 3 types of companies out there:

1.	Companies who immediately issue a full voluntary recall of product(s) when the first indication of an issue presents itself. Recent examples of that include Maple Leaf Foods in Canada (2008 - Listeria in 3 deli products) or Cadbury (Salmonella in chocolate bars – 2006 and 2008) . These companies usually represent true corporate responsibility regardless of the governing body. Consequently, they are fast to recover and regain consumer confidence in their products.
2.	Companies who “procrastinate” but eventually issue a recall either voluntarily or through an FDA suggestion – a good recent example is Basic Food Flavors  from Las Vegas NV in a large March 2010 recall due to Salmonella found in many of its flavoring products.
3.	Companies who act too slowly, too late or generally adopt the “ostrich” approach putting their head in the sand and denying allegations. Recent examples include Sanlu in China (Melamine in baby milk powder – September 2008). The company insisted over time that the contaminated products were faked ones and that there was nothing wrong with their products. Companies following this approach risk not being able to ever recover. A known example is the Snowbrand of Japan milk product food poisoning case in 2000 (over 15,000 people affected). Snowbrand was later bought by Nestle and never truly recovered.

The FDA’s concern should focus on companies of “Type 3” as those pose the most threat in the ability of all stakeholders to act as quickly and accurately possible in the event of required recall.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nathan, thanks for your comment.</p>
<p>There are actually a number of recorded examples where companies refused to act on an FDA voluntarily recall request, one of them being the case of Westco Fruit and Nut Co from NJ that was asked to voluntarily recall their products as part of the massive Peanut products recall of 2009 (<a href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/MajorProductRecalls/Peanut/FDA’sInvestigation/default.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/MajorProductRecalls/Peanut/FDA’sInvestigation/default.htm</a>)</p>
<p>It seems there are 3 types of companies out there:</p>
<p>1.	Companies who immediately issue a full voluntary recall of product(s) when the first indication of an issue presents itself. Recent examples of that include Maple Leaf Foods in Canada (2008 &#8211; Listeria in 3 deli products) or Cadbury (Salmonella in chocolate bars – 2006 and 2008) . These companies usually represent true corporate responsibility regardless of the governing body. Consequently, they are fast to recover and regain consumer confidence in their products.<br />
2.	Companies who “procrastinate” but eventually issue a recall either voluntarily or through an FDA suggestion – a good recent example is Basic Food Flavors  from Las Vegas NV in a large March 2010 recall due to Salmonella found in many of its flavoring products.<br />
3.	Companies who act too slowly, too late or generally adopt the “ostrich” approach putting their head in the sand and denying allegations. Recent examples include Sanlu in China (Melamine in baby milk powder – September 2008). The company insisted over time that the contaminated products were faked ones and that there was nothing wrong with their products. Companies following this approach risk not being able to ever recover. A known example is the Snowbrand of Japan milk product food poisoning case in 2000 (over 15,000 people affected). Snowbrand was later bought by Nestle and never truly recovered.</p>
<p>The FDA’s concern should focus on companies of “Type 3” as those pose the most threat in the ability of all stakeholders to act as quickly and accurately possible in the event of required recall.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs: What We Can Learn from Recent Food Recalls by Nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While FDA does not have the formal recall authority, is there any evidence to suggest that a company has in recent times not issued a recall when the FDA has suggested?  Even without that authority, they can issue warning letters and based on audits have cease and desist orders against a facility; which does have some teeth...
There are much larger fish to fry concerning food safety...but do remember internal temp of 145° for atleast 15 seconds ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While FDA does not have the formal recall authority, is there any evidence to suggest that a company has in recent times not issued a recall when the FDA has suggested?  Even without that authority, they can issue warning letters and based on audits have cease and desist orders against a facility; which does have some teeth&#8230;<br />
There are much larger fish to fry concerning food safety&#8230;but do remember internal temp of 145° for atleast 15 seconds <img src='http://blog.spartasystems.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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