Improving traceability in food processing and distribution /
I. Smith, A. Furness
- Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing , 2006
- xi, 258 p. : tab. il. ; 24 cm
- Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition. .
- Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition. .
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Table of Contents Part 1 Traceability, safety and quality: Developing traceability systems across the food supply chain: An overview; Using traceability systems to optimise business performance; Optimising supply chains using traceability systems. Part 2 Building traceability systems: Modelling food supply chains for tracking and traceability; Dealing with bottlenecks in traceability systems; Including process information in traceability; Traceability of analytical measurements. Part 3 Traceability technologies: DNA markers for animal and plant traceability; Electronic identification and traceability of farm animals; Storing and transmitting traceability data across the food supply chain; The range of data carrier technologies for food traceability.