Traceability
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What is traceability?
Traceability, combining "trace" and "ability," refers to a system for tracking a product's history across the entire supply chain, from production and processing to distribution and sale.
In the food industry it has been adopted as an essential system for ensuring the safety and reassurance of food, and structures are being built so consumers can confirm who made a food, where, and how.
Features and background of traceability
Definition: a system that makes a product's production and distribution history traceable
Background: institutionalization advanced in the wake of the 2000s BSE crisis and food-mislabeling scandals
Features: managed with barcodes, QR codes, IC tags, and the like
Benefits: ensuring food safety, managing risk, and speeding up recall response
Trend: advancing through digital technologies such as blockchain and IoT
How Agriture puts traceability to use
Making the sourcing and processing of domestic dried vegetables visible to convey reassurance
Clarifying producer information even when using off-spec vegetables, reconciling food-loss reduction with reliability
Adding value in OEM product development through "production-history labeling"
Combining with international standards required for export (HACCP, FSSC 22000, and the like)
Related keywords
Food labeling
Supply chain management
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FAQ
Q1. Why is traceability important?
A. It is essential for quickly identifying the cause and responding when a food incident or mislabeling occurs. It also ties directly to consumer reassurance.
Q2. How is traceability achieved?
A. Producers and processors record shipping information so products can be tracked through the distribution stages via barcodes and QR codes.
