Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/22/2011 -- TraceGains’ summer series of webinars is gaining widespread industry attention. The company has partnered with its customers and industry experts to cover relevant topics such as the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), GFSI compliance, ingredient and raw material risk, and foreign supplier verification, to alert and educate the industry on relevant topics that can affect performance, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Guests have included Jack Kennedy, Vice President of Operations at The Chelsea Milling Company—makers of Jiffy Mix™--and Jessica Wasserman, noted industry expert and lawyer in Washington, D.C., focused on advising food businesses and industry associations on import and export issues.

Most recently, TraceGains hosted a webinar for the petfood industry, covering specifically section 301 of the Food Safety Modernization act concerned with foreign supplier verification requirements. Jessica Wasserman and Gary Nowacki (CEO of TraceGains) discussed the current language of the law and automation that can be brought to bear to easily achieve compliance.

On August 24, 2011, the company will be co-hosting a webinar with Greg Rowe, supply chain manager at TraceGains customer Ottens Flavors to discuss specific issues in the flavors industry and how TraceGains has aided Ottens in minimizing risk and avoiding problems before they reach customers.

Interested parties can register for the free webinar by visiting http://bit.ly/r7fsRJ. Additional information about TraceGains solution is available at the company’s Web site or email can be sent to mms@tracegains.com.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains is for quality, purchasing, sourcing, and compliance managers who are dissatisfied with the high cost and high risk of manual tracking and control of ingredients and suppliers. TraceGains is a complete compliance and risk management solution that automates data from paper or electronic filing cabinets and makes it actionable. Unlike ERP, home-grown, or manual systems, TraceGains’ system continuously controls, illuminates, and predicts risk for each ingredient shipment and supplier certification. TraceGains has customers in baking mixes, snack foods, dairy, salad dressings, herbs & seasonings, nutraceuticals, dips, glazes & marinades, beverages, cheese processing and manufacturing, frozen foods, flavor manufacturing, breakfast cereals, dietary supplements, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), Convenience Foods, and Cheese Sauces. More information is available at http://www.tracegains.com.