The identification 0f the product and its traceability is the primary form of traceability, but is only one integral component of traceability with other information and activity.
A product could be traced from the point of consumption by the consumer, back through its distribution and supply chain to its manufacturing processes.
Production control systems contain details of each product recipe at a number of levels starting with the individual ingredients, each identified by a unique code.
System of traceability is generally paper based although electronic methods are becoming more common.
The use of bar codes to identify products, manufacturers, etc. means that an electronic path of traceability can be relatively easily sustained suing bar code scanners linked or downloading to computer system.
In many cases, packaging is the support for most identifier application on or within the material itself. Packaging unit or entity remains a vital component of traceability in quality assurance for successful long term trade.
What is product traceability?
