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1he food supply chaln ls Lruly global, Lhe need for a LraceablllLy sysLem
Lo ldenLlfy Lhe flnal producLs, as well as Lhe parLs LhaL make lL up,
lnsLallaLlons, machlnery, LransporL, work conLrol, eLc., and allow access Lhls
lnformaLlon LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln, even when Lhere are many
companles and/or counLrles formlng parL of lL, lL ls a requlremenL ln Lhe food
lndusLry envlronmenL Loday.

1he reLall sale, dlsLrlbuLlon and global food producLlon have never
been under greaLer scruLlny by consumers and regulaLors Lhan now a day.
1he prlmary reason for unsafe food dlsLrlbuLlon ls Lhe lack of vlslblllLy and
lnformaLlon exchange beLween parLners ln Lhe supply chaln.

vlslblllLy and a conLlnuous flow of lnformaLlon have become Lhe
challenges Lo solve, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe facL LhaL knowlng Lhe paLh of food
producLlon has become lncreaslngly compllcaLed wlLh globallzaLlon. 1oday, a
food may conLaln lngredlenLs from mulLlple locaLlons, all of whlch may have
passed Lhrough varlous faclllLles and processes and Lhls flow may have been
lnvolved: producers, processors, wholesalers, reLallers and varlous loglsLlcs
parLners before reachlng Lhe refrlgeraLor shelf or Lhe flnal consumer.

lL ls an lmporLanL aspecL of quallLy assurance and food safeLy Lo locaLe
a producL from lLs orlgln and Lrack Lhelr forward movemenL Lhrough Lhe
enLlre process of food supply chalns. 1hls, ln Lurn, lmproves vlslblllLy and
reduces Lhe poLenLlal food supply rlsk whlle faclllLaLlng Lhe recall of food
when necessary.

lncreaslngly, Lhe ablllLy Lo Lrace producLs and maLerlals up and down
Lhe supply chaln has become an lnLegral parL of Lhe food lndusLry buslness.
Along wlLh Lhe ldenLlflcaLlon of any unsafe food and lLs locaLlon ln Lhe supply

chaln, Lracklng and Lraclng sysLems are belng used Lo valldaLe Lhe presence or
absence of aLLrlbuLes lmporLanL Lo consumers, for example, organlc food,
cosmeLlc allergens, eLc. 1raceablllLy has also become a Lool ln Lhe flghL
agalnsL producL counLerfelLlng and brand proLecLlon. ln many counLrles, food
LraceablllLy ls becomlng a requlremenL for proLecLlon agalnsL bloLerrorlsm by
ensurlng consumer safeLy.

1he feaslblllLy of alerLs LhaL reach Lhe enLlre supply chaln lnvolved wlLh
a speclflc loL, even wlLhouL knowlng Lhe companles lnvolved and sharlng wlLh
Lhem lnformaLlon abouL Lhe Lype of problem, soluLlon and Lhe condlLlons
have proved Lo be helpful Lools Lo companles ln Lhe dlfflculL Lask of ensurlng
LhaL Lhey comply wlLh Lhe condlLlons LhaL Lhe markeL demand for boLh
quallLy and prlce.

ln addlLlon, LraceablllLy sysLems can be used as a Lool Lo evaluaLe
and/or supporL of ma[or buslness sysLems ln Lhe food lndusLry, such as:

- CuallLy ManagemenL
- 8lsk ManagemenL
- lnformaLlon ManagemenL
- LoglsLlcs llow
- 8uslness 8eneflLs
- AssessmenL of uemand ManagemenL

Managlng LraceablllLy LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln lnvolves Lhe
assoclaLlon of lnformaLlon flow ln Lhe process wlLh Lhe physlcal flow of
producLs Lhrough Lhe supply chaln Lo achleve auLhenLlclLy and lnformaLlon
exchange beLween parLners ln Lhe supply chaln. Lach parLner performs
dlfferenL funcLlons wlLhln Lhe supply chaln, buL Lhey musL all follow a baslc
rule seL Lo achleve a muLual agreemenL ln Lhe LraceablllLy process.

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A LraceablllLy sysLem cerLlfled as a food flL for consumpLlon only when
lL ls found auLhenLlc hls "unlque ldenLlLy" ln every sLep of Lhe supply chaln
and ensures LhaL lL dld noL show any error or dlscrepancy agalnsL lL. Cnly
Lhen can lL can be ldenLlfled and locaLed Lhe defecLlve and unsafe food Lo be
qulckly removed from Lhe shelves of reLallers. 1hls, ln Lurn, proLecLs brand

repuLaLlon and consumer safeLy. ln Lhe case of a dlscrepancy of lnformaLlon,
Lhe unlque sysLem of ldenLlflcaLlon of Lhe producL companles' lnvolvemenL
should be a helpful Lool Lo ldenLlfy Lhe sources and magnlLude of Lhe
problem LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln.
1oday mosL cusLomers requlre Lhelr suppllers esLabllshes LraceablllLy sysLems
Lo provlde producLs and brands wlLh a sLronger commlLmenL Lo securlLy and
ofLen Lhrough Lhe cerLlflcaLlon of dellvery, Lo verlfy Lhe credlblllLy of Lhese
sysLems. 1he lncreases ln dellvery sLandards and cerLlflcaLlon bodles have
caused a change noL only ln companles LhaL employ exLernal audlLors, buL
also verlflable documenLaLlon of LraceablllLy sysLems.


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1raceablllLy ls an lndlspensable Lool Lo meeL consumers' need for
addlLlonal producL lnformaLlon Lo whaL lL ls avallable Lhrough Lhe lnformaLlon
prlnLed on Lhe label. lL ls an excellenL way for a food producL Lo meeL Lhe
requlremenLs of people's rellglous bellefs and respecL Lhelr llfesLyle cholces.
As a resulL, lL have creaLed varlous organs ln Lhe world Lo cerLlfy LhaL food ls:
halal, kosher, organlc or organlc. 1raceablllLy sysLems can faclllLaLe Lhe work
of Lhese bodles by sharlng rellable lnformaLlon. ulfferenL labellng opLlons
avallable ln LraceablllLy soluLlons can ensure LhaL food ls produced, sLored,
LransporLed, and prepared noL only wlLh sanlLary requlremenLs, buL
accordlng Lo eLhlcal or rellglous values. Companles can, Lherefore, bulld a
relaLlonshlp of LrusL wlLh lLs consumers Lhrough lLs ablllLy Lo provlde
lnformaLlon relaLlng Lo any elemenL ln Lhe supply chaln, such as raw maLerlal
or process acLlvlLy, whenever necessary.

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A LraceablllLy sysLem ls Lhe key Lo flndlng more efflclenL ways Lo
produce, assemble, sLore and dlsLrlbuLe producLs. 1hese sysLems monlLor Lhe
domesLlc supply and also monlLor suppllers Lo buyers, enabllng auLomaLed
lnvenLory managemenL, masLer daLa managemenL producL vlslblllLy "sLarL-
end" of each producL, provldlng vlslblllLy lnLo every sLage of Lhe process wlLh
a near cerLalnLy Lo 100 percenL accuracy. 1hls leads Lo a more efflclenL supply
chaln and, Lherefore, reduces operaLlng cosLs.


1he ablllLy Lo reduce Lhe cosLs lnvolved ln acLlvlLles relaLed Lo Lhe
provlslon ofLen makes Lhe dlfference beLween success and fallure. 1hls ls
even more lmporLanL for Lhe food lndusLry, where marglns are low and so a
sysLem havlng hlgh efflclency, rellablllLy and low cosL Lo Lhe process of
LraceablllLy ls lncreaslngly lmporLanL Lo lmprove Lhe compeLlLlveness of
companles LhaL are parL of Lhe supply chaln.

1he food supply chalns Loday are Lruly global wlLh geographlcally
dlspersed suppllers because of Lhelr lngredlenLs, addlLlves, food, eLc. used ln
food preparaLlon. 1hls requlres an efflclenL and LransparenL monlLorlng, wlLh
whaL are very helpful ln Lhe ldenLlflcaLlon process ln Lhe supply chaln Lracklng
sysLems LhaL Lake advanLage of Lechnologles and besL lndusLry pracLlces, Lhe
use of sLandard ldenLlflers Lo ldenLlfy each unlL Lraceable Lhrough labellng
markeL and relaLed physlcal and elecLronlc lnformaLlon flow Lhrough Lhe food
chaln.

CS1 sLandards are Lhe mosL common buslness language used LhaL
provlde supporL for Lhe LraceablllLy process, CS1 Clobal 1razablllLy SLandard
(C1S), developed ln 2003 wlLh Lhe parLlclpaLlon of Lhe global food lndusLry,
deflnes Lhe globally accepLed meLhod Lo ldenLlfy poslLlvely unlque:

a) 8uslness arLners
b) LocaLlons 1rade
c) LlemenLs lnvolved
d) arLlclpaLlon of LoglsLlcs unlLs
e) lncomlng and CuLgolng ShlpmenLs

All lnLeresLed parLles who handle goods or servlces relaLed Lo
LraceablllLy ln Lhe food supply chaln musL be consldered ln Lhe LraceablllLy
process, lncludlng:

- roducers
- ManufacLurers
- rocessors
- 1he loglsLlcs servlce provlders
- Carrlers and CperaLors
- 8eLallers
- Wholesalers

- lmporLers and exporLers
- Suppllers of sLorage and warehouslng and
- ManufacLurers of packaglng
- ConsulLanLs and SoluLlon rovlders

An efflclenL LraceablllLy sysLem musL meeL cerLaln requlremenLs, such
as,
- Lasy access Lo food and, as lL musL allow small farmers, processors, and
carrlers as well as Lhe greaL food lndusLry Lo share lnformaLlon.
- Safe, members of Lhe chaln musL know LhaL Lhe lnformaLlon ls proLecLed.
- Conflgurable access levels, because Lhe componenLs of Lhe chaln musL be
able Lo deLermlne whaL lnformaLlon Lhey wlll share ln Lhe buslness, supply
chaln and Lhe general publlc.
- 1he alerLs should flow LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln even when parL of Lhe
lnformaLlon ls kepL confldenLlal and cannoL be found, Lhese warnlngs should
be able Lo be "dlscussed" by Lhe supply chaln unLll Lhe end of Lhem.

8uslnesses should be aware LhaL havlng more lnformaLlon for
consumers and buslness parLners allows Lhem Lo have anLl-compeLlLlve
dlfferenLlaLors, facLor whlch ofLen Lhe consumers are wllllng Lo pay Lhe
"dlfference" Lo recelve Lhls value.

8elng able Lo respond lmmedlaLely Lo a charge of conLamlnaLlon of a
producL ln a process of exporLaLlon Lo Lhe unlLed SLaLes can make Lhe
dlfference beLween LhaL loss of a full growlng season or even an enLlre reglon
of Lhe counLry, or only have marglnal cosLs, Lhls ls due Lo belng able Lo
demonsLraLe expedlLlous and rellable daLa as: Lhe orlgln of producLs, quallLy
conLrols and Lhe dlfference beLween a conLamlnaLed loL and one noL
conLamlnaLed.

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Worldwlde governmenL leglslaLors are concerned abouL promoLlng
food safeLy sLandards. CounLrles and consumers lncreaslngly demand more
lnformaLlon and greaLer ablllLy Lo ldenLlfy producLs and parLs, as well as lLs
servlces. Whlle developed counLrles are calllng Lhe shoLs ln such regulaLlons,
all companles and counLrles wlshlng Lo be suppllers of Lhese lmporLanL
markeLs need Lo comply wlLh Lhese sLandards. lor example, Lhe LraceablllLy

requlremenLs of boLh Lhe luA 8loLerrorlsm AcL and Lu food law can be
addressed uslng Lhls Lype of LraceablllLy schemes.

Any LraceablllLy sysLem lmplemenLed musL be conslsLenL wlLh Lhe
operaLlonal needs of Lhe food chaln, such as PACC-Pazard Analysls and
CrlLlcal ConLrol olnLs, and oLher quallLy managemenL sysLems, efflclenL
loglsLlcs managemenL, pollcles Lo combaL counLerfelLlng, wasLe
managemenL, eLc.

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1he clLrus lndusLry, llke Lhe resL of Lhe food lndusLry has a problem
relaLed Lo Lhe Lracklng of lLs componenLs, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe rlsks of
conLamlnaLlon of any lndusLry. ln Lhls lndusLry lL ls presenLed Lo Lhe
appllcaLlon of cerLaln Lypes of funglclde Lo Lhe Lree or Lhe frulL when Lhe frulL
ls ln Lhe Lree leaves Lraces of componenLs noL approved for human
consumpLlon ln many lndusLrles, parLlcularly ln olls obLalned from Lhe shell
frulL, whlch are obLalned only a few llLers per Lon of frulL and Lherefore
requlres Lhe comblnaLlon of frulL from ploLs for power supply requlred by a
vendor or Lo achleve Lhe feaLures requesLed by a speclflc vendor.

Clven Lhese characLerlsLlcs, Lhe ablllLy Lo Lrack producLs from Lhe farm
Lo Lhe flnal producL ls crlLlcal ln order Lo ldenLlfy rlsks and areas of
opporLunlLy and ensurlng compllance wlLh Lhe flnal producL characLerlsLlcs
requlred by Lhe cllenL.

1he lmplemenLaLlon was done ln Lhe company lruLech
(hLLp://www.fruLech.com/), lnLernaLlonal company based ln nuevo Leon and
speclallzed ln Lhe producLlon and markeLlng of clLrus olls and Lhelr derlvaLlves
on Lhe basls of a deep Lechnlcal knowledge of lLs producLs and focuslng
sLrongly on cusLomer servlce, offerlng hlgh quallLy producLs.
lruLech producLs are 100 naLural wlLh no addlLlves:

- ClLrus LssenLlal Clls.
SpeclalLy clLrus olls.
ClLrusL.
ClLrus 1erpenes
Crganlc CerLlflcaLlon ConsulLlng


lruLech ls a company LhaL has Lhe culLure of consLanL lnnovaLlon ln
Lhelr producLs, meLhods and processes. lruLech currenLly ls ln an lnvesLmenL
pro[ecL ln parLnershlp wlLh CCnAC?1 for Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of a Lechnology
lab Lo conLlnue offerlng cuLLlng edge producLs and quallLy Lo lLs cusLomers.

WlLh Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of lruLech, Lracklng sysLem has Lhe ablllLy Lo
analyze and provlde Lhelr cusLomers wlLh lnformaLlon abouL Lhe orlgln of Lhe
componenLs of each lLem, so you can graphlcally analyze Lhe orlglns of a loL
wlLh a parLlcular feaLure and commonallLles and dlfferences wlLh anoLher.
lruLech has Lhe poLenLlal Lo be lncreaslngly lnvolved wlLh Lhelr suppllers Lo
be lncreaslngly complemenLlng lnformaLlon abouL Lhelr producLs and loLs, so
you can ldenLlfy any areas of rlsk based on lLs analysls of crlLlcal conLrol
polnLs where Lhey can presenL conLamlnaLlon of Lhe raw maLerlal.

lL envlslons a fuLure LhaL can be lnLegraLed Lo Lhe clLrus lndusLry, so
LhaL analysls can be made from frulL orchards Lo Lhe flnal producLs, [ulces,
flavors, eLc. wlLh Lhe ablllLy Lo ldenLlfy lmpacLs Lo Lhe producLs, for example
by Lhe use of ferLlllzer or polluLlon ln a speclflc process.

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1he dalry lndusLry requlres Lhe lncluslon of mllk from, ln many cases,
Lhousands of anlmals from many dlfferenL farms Lo flll Lhe mllk conLalners
LhaL are used ln Lhe producLlon processes of dalry producLs, Lhls coupled wlLh
Lhe normal rlsk of conLamlnaLlon ln Lhe processlng, handllng, processlng and
Lransfer, makes lL an lndusLry wlLh a hlgh rlsk of conLamlnaLlon. lor Lhls
reason, Lhe dalry lndusLry requlres rellable sources of lnformaLlon for a
deLalled analysls of Lhe producLs, raw maLerlals, processes, labor, eLc.
LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln, from farms, ln whlch one musL know Lhe orlgln
of an anlmal, food, medlclne, whlch anlmals llve LogeLher ln Lhe yard, eLc. Lo
Lhe mllklng process, LransporL and sLorage of raw producL as well as Lhe resL
of Lhe lngredlenLs used ln Lhe LransformaLlon processes lLs orlglns,
movemenLs and processes LhaL ls lnvolved. 1he amounL of lnformaLlon LhaL
can be generaLed ln Lhls process ls very hlgh and complex, unless lL has Lhe
Lools Lo supporL all Lhese daLa Lo become rellable and easy Lo analyze.

We lnsLalled Lhe Lracklng soluLlon ln an enLerprlse, who has preferred

Lo sLay ln anonymlLy for confldenLlal manners, whlch enables compllance
wlLh Lhe requlremenLs of Lracklng baLches of flnlshed producLs requlres Lhe
luA-lood and urug AdmlnlsLraLlon, and Lhe uSuA-u.S. ueparLmenL of
AgrlculLure unlLed SLaLes, buL allows you Lo offer your cusLomers Lhe ablllLy
Lo reach beyond Lhe daLa analysls of Lhe orlglns of producLs, raw maLerlals
and processes lnvolved.

1hls enLerprlse can currenLly perform daLa analysls and Lracklng of
Lhelr flnlshed producLs, raw maLerlals and processes lnvolved. 1he nexL sLep
ls Lo lnvolve caLLle ranches and Lhe enLlre LransporLaLlon of Lhe producL Lo
Lhelr faclllLles, allowlng analysls of lnformaLlon LhroughouL Lhe supply chaln,
provldlng noL only regulaLors buL also Lhelr cusLomers, lnformaLlon
lnvaluable ln ensurlng Lhe quallLy of Lhelr producLs

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1oday lL ls essenLlal Lo Lhlnk of LraceablllLy, enabllng quallLy assurance
and food safeLy, provldlng Lhe ablllLy Lo Lrack a producL from lLs orlgln and
Lrack Lhelr movemenL back and forLh LhroughouL Lhe process Lhe food supply
chaln. uolng so also lmproves vlslblllLy and reduces Lhe chance of food
dlsLrlbuLlon rlsk. 1raceablllLy ls also a Lool ln Lhe flghL agalnsL producL
counLerfelLlng and brand proLecLlon, Lo be an ald ln Lhe locaLlon of Lhe
defecLlve and unsafe food. lL ls for Lhls reason LhaL we can conclude LhaL a
LraceablllLy sysLem ls Lhe key Lo flndlng more efflclenL ways Lo produce,
process, sLore and dlsLrlbuLe producLs. 1hese sysLems allow Lhe monlLorlng
of domesLlc supply and monlLor suppllers Lo buyers, enabllng auLomaLed
lnvenLory managemenL, masLer daLa managemenL producL vlslblllLy "sLarL-
end" of each producL, provldlng vlslblllLy lnLo every sLage of Lhe process wlLh
an accuracy approachlng 100 percenL. uolng all Lhls leads Lo more efflclenL
supply chaln and, Lherefore, reduces operaLlng cosLs.

Some requlremenLs musL be meL for an efflclenL LraceablllLy sysLem,
such as: easy access Lo food, LhaL lL ls safe, conflguraLlon ln Lhe access level,
confldenLlallLy of lnformaLlon, and LhaL warnlngs should flow Lhrough enLlre
supply chaln.

CounLrles and consumers lncreaslngly demand more lnformaLlon and
greaLer ablllLy Lo ldenLlfy producLs and parLs, llke Lhelr servlces, LraceablllLy ls

Lhe perfecL Lool Lo meeL Lhls need LhaL Lhe populaLlon lncreaslngly
concerned.

1racklng sysLems comblned wlLh oLher Lools such as food analysls and
besL pracLlces such as PACC can offer Lo Lhe flnal consumer lnsurance
producLs for Lhelr consumpLlon.


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