Nutrition and Food Sciences

Food Traceability

Traceability systems are a crucial approach of minimizing risk and managing any issues quickly and efficiently. They track the trail of a product or ingredient from the initial supplier through all process and distribution stages, right to the end consumer. It allows to demonstrate and guarantee the quality of products and services, to promote the innovation of products and processes and to ensure the cognitive bases for decision-making. The current food labelling system cannot guarantee that the food is authentic, better quality and safe. For this reasons, traceability is applied as a tool to help among the reassurance of food safety and quality furtheras to accomplish consumer confidence.