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BOISE, Idaho—(November 13, 2007)—PakSense Inc. announced today that JBS Swift & Company, North America, has adopted the PakSense TXi™ Label to monitor time and temperature of product during distribution. PakSense Labels are currently in use on truckloads of fresh beef and pork from JBS Swift & Company, North America processing plants to customer locations throughout the United States.
PakSense Labels are placed on fresh beef and pork loads and then shipped to customer locations. When the truck is received, JBS Swift customers examine visual indicators on PakSense Labels to verify that acceptable temperature ranges were maintained during shipping. Labels are then pulled at customer locations and mailed back to JBS Swift’s Greeley, Colorado office as part of a temperature traceability program.
The Label’s small size enables it to be mailed back in the postal system and once received, they are filed with shipping paperwork. The Label’s non-volatile memory means that data is perpetually stored and can be downloaded at any point in the future. PakSense Labels are a definitive resource if questions regarding temperature during distribution ever arise.
“The PakSense Label replaces a paper strip chart temperature monitoring device and is a technology upgrade,” explains Warren Mirtsching, Food Safety & Quality at JBS Swift. “In the past, it was difficult to keep track of these strip charts and tie them back to a particular shipment. The PakSense Label is a vast improvement over the old system and is a great tool to promote better food quality throughout the industry.”
JBS Swift & Company is the latest to adopt the award-winning PakSense time and temperature monitoring label. Albertson’s LLC also recently announced that PakSense Labels will be included in product shipments.
About the PakSense TXi Label
PakSense manufactures the award-winning TXi Smart Label, which monitors temperature and time of a perishable item through distribution. The Labels are a low-cost alternative to traditional temperature monitoring devices and are easy to use. Lights indicate if temperature abuse has occurred and all data collected by the Label can be downloaded and graphed. PakSense Labels provide incredible insight into what happens to temperature during distribution, enabling users to make better food quality and safety decisions. The PakSense TXi Smart Label was named runner up in the 2006 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards in the technology design category.
About PakSense
Founded in Boise, Idaho in 2004, PakSense is a market leader in the development of intelligent sensing products specifically designed for perishable goods. PakSense products help manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and retailers determine the quality and safety of food, pharmaceutical, medical and other environmentally sensitive products at a very low cost.
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*PakSense and TXi are trademarks of PakSense, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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