Traceability from a European perspective

Schwägele, Fredi

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.03.002

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“…Some of these technologies may infer definitive inferences as to the history of these foods, while other may be used to confirm the presence of specific components (Schwägele, 2005). One of these techniques has shown to be effective to detect frauds in the food chain is the use of carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 stable isotopes.…”

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Traceability of animal byproducts in quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) tissues using carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) stable isotopes

Móri

Garcia

Ducatti

et al. 2007

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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Consistent information on meat products consumed by the public is essential. The technique of stable isotopes is a powerful tool to recover consumers' confidence, as it allows the detection of animal byproduct residues in poultry meat, particularly in quail meat. This study aimed at checking the presence of poultry byproduct mixtures in quail diets by applying the technique of carbon ( 13 C/ 12 C) and nitrogen ( 15 N/ 14 N) stable isotopes in quail breast muscle, keel, and tibia. Sixty four one-day-old male quails were obtained from a commercial farm. Birds were housed in an experimental house from one to 42 days of age, and were randomly distributed into 8 experimental treatments, and fed diets containing poultry offal meal (POM), bovine meat and bone meal (MBM) or poultry feather meal (PFM), or their mixtures. Four birds per treatment were slaughtered at 42 days of age, and breast (Pectoralis major), keel, and tibia were collected for analyses. The inclusion of animal byproducts in quail diets was detected by 13 C e 15 N analyses in the tissues of the birds; however, it was not possible to specify which byproducts were used. It was concluded that quail meat can be certified by the technique of stable isotopes.

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Traceability of animal byproducts in quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) tissues using carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) stable isotopes

Móri

Garcia

Ducatti

et al. 2007

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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“…During the past two decades, food safety crises such as the mad cow disease throughout Europe, the dioxin crisis in Belgium, and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in several countries led consumers to rethink their attitudes to and behaviour towards meat consumption (Gellynck & Verbeke, 2001;Latouche, Rainelli, & Vermersch, 1998). Due to the increasing health and safety consciousness, both industry and the public authorities have developed quality and safety assurance systems (Hobbs, Bailey, Dickinson, & Haghiri, 2005;Schwägele, 2005;Theuvsen, 2003). Further, the crises induced a sharp and immediate drop in the demand for meat products, followed by a slow and often incomplete recovery (Bö cker & Hanf, 2000;Verbeke, 2001).…”

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Pathways to increase consumer trust in meat as a safe and wholesome food

2006

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This paper focuses on the effect of information about meat safety and wholesomeness on consumer trust based on several studies with data collected in Belgium. The research is grounded in the observation that despite the abundant rise of information through labelling, traceability systems and quality assurance schemes, the effect on consumer trust in meat as a safe and wholesome product is only limited. The overload and complexity of information on food products results in misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Functional traceability attributes such as organisational efficiency and chain monitoring are considered to be highly important but not as a basis for market segmentation. However, process traceability attributes such as origin and production method are of interest for particular market segments as a response to meat quality concerns. Quality assurance schemes and associated labels have a poor impact on consumers' perception. It is argued that the high interest of retailers in such schemes is driven by procurement management efficiency rather than safety or overall quality. Future research could concentrate on the distribution of costs and benefits associated with meat quality initiatives among the chain participants.

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“…the effectiveness of recording and exchanging of information between supply chain participants. This system uniquely identifies products, locations, services and assets and also includes a series of standard data structures known as Application Identifiers (AI's), which allow secondary information about a product such as batch, expiring date and batch number to be encoded (Schwägele, 2005). Besides, the information encoded in barcode label, was printed on each can including fabrication and expire dates, batch number and the word traceability.…”

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“…In 1999 a project was initiated in order to establish the Integrated Peach Production (IP), which was adopted by 105 peach producers, corresponding to a production of 6.240 tons from 520 ha in 2005(Andrigueto & Kososki, 2004. The aim of this study was to establish, evaluate and validate a traceability system in a canned peach production chain, supported by the IP rules for peaches and by the HACCP rules, therefore in a process where good manufacture practices are expected to be in place.…”

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Traceability of peaches from integrated production in South Brazil

Tibola

Fachinello

Rombaldi

et al. 2008

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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Traceability is becoming the most effective method to provide a safer food chain and connection producers to consumers. This paper report the application and validation of a traceability system on the production chain of peaches, according the rules for Integrated Production of Peach (IP) and a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems. The harvesting plots were discriminated using a Global Positioning System (GPS) device. The horticultural practices were registered in a field book according to the Brazilian IP rules. Boxes to transport the fruit, from the orchard on, were barcode labelled to identify the fruits in terms of origin (orchard and harvesting plot), cultivar, quality, picking date and time. Arriving in the factory, by an optical barcode reading device, the fruits in the boxes were assigned to homogeneous batches. Peach cans were labelled according to their corresponding batch number and monitored based on physical and chemical analysis as preconized by the IP rules and HACCP system. An electronic data base was set up and placed over the Internet. Using the batch number, the history of each peaches can could be traceable back to their harvesting plot. Therefore, manufacturers can monitor the product at any time and take any necessary action, such as product recall and/or product reprocessing.

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Traceability from a European perspective

Cited by 200 publications

References 39 publications

Traceability of animal byproducts in quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) tissues using carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) stable isotopes

Traceability of animal byproducts in quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) tissues using carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) stable isotopes

Pathways to increase consumer trust in meat as a safe and wholesome food

Traceability of peaches from integrated production in South Brazil

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