FOOD TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS AND RISK MANAGEMENT.

Due to actions of governments, public and private organizations having the scope diminishing the population concerns regarding food quality, the food safety and security has been started to represent basic conditions for international trade. In order to fulfill those requirements, all actors across the food supply chain must implement a system capable to track and trace any particular unit located within the food supply chain. This paper will present the main aspects regarding food traceability standards, food traceability systems and the risk management. Conclusions and future directions of the research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]