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Edible CEO Henri Morris talks traceability with international newspaper,
The Epoch Times
"'Made in USA' products can be tainted,"
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BREAKING NEWS
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Newspaper reporter Genevieve
Long got a surprise when she called Edible CEO Henri Morris seeking information for a story she was writing about public concerns over the safety of food
products imported from China.
Her article, "Made in USA Foods May Be Contaminated," appeared in the Oct. 7
edition of the The Epoch Times, an international newspaper published in New York. Long asked Henri if it was possible for food labeled as 'made in
the U.S.A.' to be contaminated with tainted ingredients from China. After all, she reasoned, the FDA has stepped up efforts to increase screening of food
imports.
"The FDA screening may not cover food ingredients,"
Henri told the reporter. "The ingredients may be exempt." He explained that despite FDA assurances that they are closely watching imports, there is a loophole
that can allow potentially hazardous food ingredients to make their way into the food supply without public knowledge.
The Answer?
The answer is better accountability and traceability of all
inventory items, Henri says. He calls the current system "lamentable." The FDA checks are being made where accountability should be at its strongest, he
says. "Instead, they are being made where accountability is at its weakest."
Chris Waldrop, director of the Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation
of America was also quoted in the article.
Read the complete article here. For more information about accountability and traceability and how industry specific accounting software addresses
this issue contact Henri Morris at (832) 200-8000 or email hmorris@ediblesoftware.com.
Learn more about Edible Software at
www.ediblesoftware.com, or call or email
Charles Butler at (832) 200-8000 -- cbutler@ediblesoftware.com
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Andrey A. Petrosyan, Ph.D., is vice president of software development for Edible Software.
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Leader of The Edible Software Development Team
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Seasoned Software Expert Is Key to Edible
Software's Success
Andrey Petrosyan is the behind-the-scenes professional who makes Edible Software the valuable, user-friendly
Enterprise Resource Planning accounting system that it is.
"We wouldn't be the company we are today if it weren't for Andrey," says
Henri Morris, president and CEO
of Edible. Henri has depended on his vice president of software development for more than nine years. "Andrey is the sort of professional who sees a
problem before it happens - he is always ten steps ahead of you. His leadership is critical to the success of our company and we depend on him night and day."
International Professional
Andrey graduated from the renowned Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (formerly U.S.S.R.) with a
Ph.D. in electrical engineering and a major in computer-based measuring systems. He has designed and implemented software packages for companies in both
Moscow and Houston. He joined Solid Software Solutions (also known as Edible Software) in 1999. Over the years, he and his team have conducted a full
architectural redesign of the company's proprietary data-centered desktop application.
He designed and led the development of several PDA-based modules, which now form the
Edible Software suite of applications. He also
designed, developed and deployed Edible Net, the General Ledger and the Data Warehousing modules. Additionally, he designed and managed several major
enhancement projects including GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) Compliance, Catch Weight Tracking and Full Multicurrency Support.
Happy in Houston
He has been married to high school sweetheart Victoria, for 28 years, and is the father of
two Magna Cum Laude college grads - Anton, 25, and Julia, 24. He says he enjoys living in Houston "because it is a comfortable place to live. Many European
cities are beautiful and have many cultural advantages," says Andrey, "but on a day-to-day basis, these cities are not user-friendly places. In Houston," he
smiles, "you always know you have a place to park your car.
Our Reminder . . . At Edible Software, food is what we're all about . . .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
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KILL
Your Accounting Fears With These Three Tips
If you're a wholesale food distributor who suffers from that age-old business disease
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Here's three accounting basics that will keep the profits flowing:
- Don't put off reconciling your bank accounts --
It's easy to put off reviewing your bank accounts, but do so at your own peril. This is Job
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become fraud issues.
- Conduct physical inventories often -- Do you really know how
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- Make the Profit and Loss statement your new best friend -- Many food
distributors think a P&L statement is necessary only at tax time. That kind of thinking can come back and bite you. Your P&L is an amazing
tool that can provide a crystal-clear look deep inside the nuts and bolts of a company's operations. It is your road map to profitability.
Without it, you miss trends that make you money - or lose you money. There's no way it can help, however, unless i t is accurate and
up-to-date. Read and study it on a regular basis,
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for wrestling fans. His name is Wladek Kowolski, better known as 'Killer Kowolski'. At 6'7", he is known for the famous "Battle of the Giants" fight in 1972.
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