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4. Coordinating regulatory measures and collective initiatives
Those involved in the food industry widely share the view that traceability is an integral part of quality management systems. Consequently, it should not be approached as a company product on which marketing investments can be made. On the other hand, traceability systems or tools can, if not must, form part of the system under consideration as part of the quality assurance of production sites.
In addition, industry players believe that public authorities should regulate the general principles of traceability, rather than the practicalities of implementation. This last aspect of the question refers to the freedom of choice of producers to select the system best suited to the particularities of the sectors to be traced, and to the size of the companies involved. The industry is therefore committed to ensuring that the technical aspects of traceability are considered...
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References
Regulations
European regulations
EC directive 92/59 of June 29, 1992 on general product safety, amended by EC directive 2001/95 (JOCE L228 9920811; p.24-30).
Directive EC 89/396 of June 14, 1989, as amended, on indications or marks identifying...
Standardization
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French Standards Association (Afnor)
- Agriculture and food industry – Guidelines for establishing a traceability approach in the agricultural and food sectors (documentation booklet). - FD V01-020 - 7-2002
- Lignes directrices relatives à l'application de l'ISO 9001-2000...
Organizations
Traceability
EAN International. (European Article Numbering) http://www.ean-int.org
GENCOD-EAN France http://www.eannet-france.org
Geo Trace Agri (geographical traceability consortium)...
Suppliers
(non-exhaustive list)
A3Dis (identification solutions) http://www.a3dis.com
Agreen Tech (traceability and quality management systems for agri-food products) http://www.agreentech.com
Agreval (food traceability solution...
Websites
In addition to the websites already mentioned, readers may also wish to consult the following (non-exhaustive list)
Tracebio http://www.tracebio.org (agri-food traceability database)
French traceability
http://www.tracabilite.fr
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