Seal of Approval

The current COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the supply chain of just about every category, from Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, and Consumer Products to Industrial & Manufacturing Parts, Warehouse & Distribution, and Freight and Logistics. While many companies have managed to battle their way through the shortages, contaminations, closures, and transportation difficulties, it has often come at the cost of reducing or ignoring the supply chain security protocols that ensure the safety and integrity of shipped items.

This is not to diminish the dedication and accomplishments of the manufacturers, farmers, producers, truckers, and retailers (among many others) whose extraordinary efforts have ensured the reasonably steady supply of high-quality food, drugs, and other necessities to the population. The situation has unfortunately provided nefarious actors with increased windows of opportunity for malfeasance, whether that take the form of theft, tampering, counterfeiting, or sabotage.

Protecting the public from international drug traffickers is not the first thing that comes to mind when people think about security seals.  In fact, that is an often overlooked but very significant feature of our products.

When it comes to global cargo theft, Food and Beverage products are the most frequently stolen commodities, according to supply chain insurer TT Club.  The combination of their ubiquity, which makes stolen shipments hard to trace, along with their ease of resale, make this category a prime target for thieves.  

Can you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your work at CSS?
My name is Mackenzie Renskers. I graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. Here at CSS, my role as Marketing Associate gives me a variety of responsibilities focused around the company’s growth and business development.

We are very excited to announce a significant upgrade to our website that makes it much easier and faster to order custom security seals. The new elegant and intuitive online ordering system enables customers to build their own seals and visualize them on screen by choosing from a variety of options, including:

As supply chain, logistics, and shipping companies move from early adopters of technology towards a more open and embracing climate, GPS tracking and mobile technology solutions are becoming more of a viable security component than ever before.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a Federal act that was signed into law and took effect January 4th, 2011. The goals of the FSMA are to prevent illness from food contamination, reduce food waste, and protect the general public from the dangers that can arise from activities both unintentional (negligence) and intentional (tampering) within the food industry and supply chain.

The Drug Quality and Security Act (DSCSA), signed into law in November 2013, introduces legislation that details critical steps that the US government will be implementing to track and identify certain prescription drugs as they are dispersed throughout the United States.

There are several important factors to consider when selecting a tamper-evident plastic security seal.