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Why is traceability suddenly so important? It depends on who you talk to—public health, business, supply chain, consumers—all are key stakeholders in food traceability.

Traceability is the ability to verify the identity, history, location or application of an item by means of documented information about it.

Tracebacks are painstaking efforts that require investigators to be both detectives and scientists.

Traceability is designed to help food companies manage relationships, safeguard their food supply chains and protect their brands. But any supply relationship is fraught with risk. The answer? Transparency.

Traceback litigation usually follows one of two events—a recall or consumer-launched lawsuit. Can you guess how these epidemiological cases played out?  

When it comes to food, there is limited regulation, control or intervention unless there is a problem or failure in the supply chain.

An interview with William Fisher, M.Sc., CFS, Institute of Food Technologists on the launch of the Global Food Traceability Center.

Just ahead of this week's Food Safety Summit, SafetyChain Software yesterday introduced the next-generation version of its food safety chain management system (FSCMS), SafetyChain for Food.

This article profiles the development of an electronic traceability system in widespread use throughout the seafood industry. Can it also work for your product?  

GS1 Standards help the entire industry speak the same language to reduce confusion, errors and costs as well as improve the safety of our food supply.