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Quality Assurance and Traceability of Foods of Animal Origin – Major Findings from the Research Project IT FoodTrace

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  7th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture Conference Proceedings, 22-24 June 2009, Reno, Nevada (electronic only)  711P0409e.(doi:10.13031/2013.29087)
Authors:   Reiner Doluschitz, Barbara Engler
Keywords:   Food Supply Chain Integration, Meat and Meat Products, Traceability, Quality Assurance, Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Integrated IT Concept.

Based on the information needs of stakeholders (from animal feed to consumers, including the authorities and organizations involved) an integrated IT-system without structural fractures and barriers shall be developed. It will be designed to enable the merging, internal exchange and utilization of relevant data and parameters. Subprojects of the interdisciplinary research consortium cover the entire supply chain and also address cross-section issues, such as logistics, costs and benefits, veterinarian services, quality assurance systems, a comprehensive IT-solution including data format standards (agroXML), and requirements for sustainability. Substantial added value has been generated from intensive interdisciplinary co-operation. The interdisciplinary research project IT FoodTrace (www.itfoodtrace.de) aims at achieving traceability and quality assurance along the food chain of meat and meat products.

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