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5. Outlook
Make traceability a component of system quality to prevent it from becoming a marketing issue
As we have seen, traceability can contribute to the fairness of transactions, ensure compliance with the specifications of Official Signs of Quality and Origin for agricultural and food products, or reinforce control over the safety of plants, animals and foodstuffs. On the other hand, it is not supposed to directly influence the intrinsic qualities of the product. Its implementation must therefore not lead to the expression of specific claims or allegations on products. Remarkably, the Commission Nationale des Labels et de la Certification des Produits Agricoles et Alimentaires (CNLC) does not allow it to be a "communicating characteristic". It should only be considered as an element of control of the overall production system. It can,...
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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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