The document summarizes an international conference on food traceability hosted by Fondazione Cariplo. It introduces speakers from the European Commission, Ministry of Research, Tecnoalimenti research consortium, and TRACEBACK project partners who will discuss results from the TRACEBACK project evaluating innovative traceability systems for the dairy and tomato supply chains. Presentations will illustrate how the traceability architecture and pilot systems benefit food chain stakeholders and small businesses through improved quality, safety, and competitiveness.

1. Under the patronage of:
Ministero della Ricerca (required)
TRACEBACK Project partners:
1. Tecnoalimenti S.p.A. Consortile
2.
3.
AINIA – Asociaciòn de Investigaciòn
de la Industria Agroalimentaria
Atos Origin Sociedad anònima
International Conference
espanola
4. Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
S.p.A.
5.
6.
University of Kent
ILIM – Institute of Logistics and
Warehousing
TRACKING THE FUTURE
7. Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences Faculty of Alnarp
8. University of Parma
9. CEMAT – Combined European
Management And Transportation With the support of:
S.p.A.
10. City University London – Centre for Integrated Project
HCI Design
11. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche,
Istituto di Chimica del
“INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR A RELIABLE
Riconoscimento Molecolare
12. CONSUM Sociedad Cooperativa TRACEABILITY OF FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS”
Valenciana
13. Institut für Agrar – und
Stadtökologische Projekte an der
TRACEBACK
Humboldt – Universität zu Berlin FP6-2005-FOOD-036300
14. Max Plank Society for the
Advancement of Science represented www.traceback-ip.eu
by the Max Plank Institute for
Polymer Research
15. MTT Agrifood Research Finland
16. Teagasc Agriculture & Food
development Authority
17. Selex Communications S.p.A.
18. SGS ICS Ibérica, S.A.
19. Federalimentare
20. Akdeniz University, Economic
Research Center on Mediterranean
Countries
21. Scuola Superiore ISUFI, eBusiness
Management Section, University of
Lecce
22. Centiv GmbH
10-11 November 2010
23. NSCE Ltd
24. KBS
25. Parmalat S.p.A
Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo
26. Technobiochip SCarl
27. Regionalna Wielkopolska Izba Rolno- Via Gian Domenico Romagnosi, 8
Przemyslowa
3 Montenapoleone or 1-3 Duomo
In cooperation with:
- Cargill S.r.l. - Div. Animal Nutrition Milan, Italy
- Azienda Venier s.s. Società Agricola
- Trevilat
- Winner supermercati
- Dema car trasporti s.n.c.
- Conalat
- La Sala Viveros-Semilleros
- Pascual Marketing, S.L.
Scientific Conference Committee: Conference Secretariat: Traceback Coordination Team
Prof. Hannu Korhonen – Agrifood Research Centre (FIN) TECNOALIMENTI S.C.p.A.
Prof. Nelson Marmiroli – University of Parma (ITA) Raffaello Prugger– Marianna Faraldi
Prof. Neil Maiden – City University London (UK) m.faraldi@tecnoalimenti.com
Prof. Rolf Larsen – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SWE) Via Gustavo Fara, 39 – 20124 Milan (Italy)
E. Dallaturca – Parmalat (ITA) Tel. +39 02 67077370 Fax. +39 02 67077405
L. Brugera Moreno - Consum Cooperativa Valenciana (ES)
E. De Paoli – Tecnoalimenti (ITA)

2. International Conference TRACKING THE FUTURE
10 – 11 November 2010
Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo
Via Gian Domenico Romagnosi, 8, Milan (Italy)
NOVEMBER 10th, 2010 (morning)
Session 1 – Results of the TRACEBACK project
Objective of this session is to illustrate the results of TRACEBACK and to learn the
opinion of the end users of the TRACEBACK results.
Programme
8.30 Registration
9:00 Welcome
Ugo Dozzio Cagnoni, Commissioner Fondazione Cariplo
Demetrio Corno, President of Tecnoalimenti
Ciaran Mangan, DG Research, European Commission
Fabrizio Cobis, Authority of Operational Programme 'Research and
Competitiveness', Ministry of Research
Ethel De Paoli, TRACEBACK Coordinator and CEO of Tecnoalimenti
9:45 Opening
Raffaello Prugger, TRACEBACK Coordination team, Tecnoalimenti: The innovative
concept of TRACEBACK
10:00 Illustration of the results achieved by TRACEBACK project
Key speakers:
Nelson Marmiroli, University of Parma – Quality and safety approach of
TRACEBACK
Vito Morreale, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica – The novel traceability
architecture of TRACEBACK and the pilot system for the dairy food chain
Francesc Rosines, ATOS Origin – The pilot system for the tomato food chain
11:30 Benefits to the food chain
Key speakers:
Marian Garcia, University of Kent – Outcomes of the pilot system evaluation
Evaristo Dallaturca, Parmalat, with supply chain players – Applying the pilot system
in the dairy food chain
Miguel Molina, Consum Cooperativa Valenciana, with supply chain players –
Applying the pilot system in the fresh vegetable food chain
Patrik Stolt, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ewa Marciniak, RWIRP
– Involving SMEs in traceability innovation
Questions and Answers

3. A) Summaries
Welcome
• Ugo Dozzio Cagnoni, Commisioner Fondazione Cariplo
Welcome of the host
• Demetrio Corno, President of Tecnoalimenti
Tecnoalimenti (TCA) is a non-profit research
consortium, which generates projects for food industry.
The aim of TCA is to support small and medium sized
enterprises to develop systems such as traceability,
which is essential for their future. Traceability is an
important research area and improved solutions have
been developed. However, in order to create a reliable
traceability system, research must be conducted at
European level. The planning of TRACEBACK started
five years ago. The competition in food industry is
globalizing and getting more severe. There is a
growing need to respond not only by competitive
pricing, but also with high quality, since new countries
such as India and China have emerged to the markets.
• Ciaran Mangan, DG Research, European Commission
TRACEBACK project is one of the European
Commission’s traceability projects funded by FP 6,
thematic priority 5, Food Quality and Safety. In total
16 traceability projects have been financed by 135 M
€, being an important field of research in this TP.
The annual reports of the large projects have been
reviewed by external experts, who have given
positive appraisal about TRACEBACK. A
conference “What’s for dinner?” to showcase and
debate the application of FP6 EC funded research to
improve food safety, quality and security, will be
organized in Brussels in March 2011. In addition, a
scientific book on traceability will be published.

4. • Fabrizio Cobis, Authority of Operational Programme ‘Research and Competitiveness’, Ministry of
Research
The funding of national research in Italy was
discussed. The companies should be supported by
society to establish networks to yield “know how”
and also “know where”. The financing should be
targeted for larger research entities in order to
constitute a sufficiently critical mass.
• Ethel De Paoli, TRACEBACK Coordinator and CEO of Tecnoalimenti
TCA has for 30 years produced research for industry.
Like other projects, TRACEBACK has been very
pragmatic. An example about the previous projects is
an improvement of product quality by changing the
method of transport. Projects like this have paved the
way for TRACEBACK.
Opening
• Raffaello Prugger, TRACEBACK Coordination Team, Tecnoalimenti
The innovative concept of TRACEBACK
The TRACEBACK-project was based on the fact
that the food chains are complicated and
multinational, and involve both economic and added
values. The quality of food products may easily be
impaired.
In TRACEBACK, the quality is followed along the
food chain and linked to the product identification
through internet. The solution must be flexible and
applicable, and it must be able to communicate with
the existing systems. The communication and
sharing of information throughout the whole chain
benefits all players.
The prototype was tested and validated successfully
in feed-dairy and tomato chains.

5. Illustration of the results achieved by TRACEBACK project
• Nelson Marmiroli, University of Parma
Quality and safety approach of TRACEBACK
It is extremely important to verify the quality and
safety of food and feed among the whole supply
chain with objective devices; this kind of analysis
provides analytical and objective information to the
companies and to the consumers about the quality
and safety of the food. TRACEBACK increased the
availability of analytical technologies to assess
continuously the food and quality of the food. This
technology is precise, sensitive and can be applied in
line, on line and off line and it is not expansive.
The sensors and devices exploited in TRACEBACK
are also able, in some cases, to communicate directly
with the ICT infrastructure so that the analytical
information is immediately available to the food
companies.
• Vito Morreale, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
The novel traceability architecture of
TRACEBACK and the pilot system for the dairy
food chain
Starting from a Reference Model, in TARCEBACK we
developed a Reference Architecture for Traceability
Information System (RATIS): that is a specification of
services useful for traceability and how these services
should interact each other to provide a supply chain
traceability information system: the focus of our work
is not a single company but all the supply chain, from
the raw material producers to the retailer. The service
oriented approach guarantee the needed
interoperability among different players and the
availability of the information among the whole supply
chain. Reusability and flexibility are key concepts for
the proposed reference architecture and we
demonstrated these features in two real supply chain:
We also developed a concrete traceability information
system for the Parmalat supply chain and applied it in a
real context.
• Francesc Rosines, Atos Origin S.A.
The pilot system for the tomato food chain
He presented the tomato pilot test (see the power point
presentation)

6. Benefits to the food chain
• Hannu Korhonen, MTT
Outcomes of the pilot system evaluation
Business evaluation aimed at identifying financial
benefits for the companies involved in the pilot testing
with the adoption of the provided solution. A detailed
questionnaire has been submitted to each involved
companies to evaluate their impression about the
adoption of the new developed system. According to
the specific functionalities provided to each player
trough the developed system we collect different
impression and different comments about the adoption
of the system.
Companies in general perceives TRACEBACK as a
good platform to integrate different systems in a supply
chain perspective; for example in case of recall the
TRACEBACK solution is able to provide efficiently a
complete history of the affected product.
• Evaristo Dallaturca, Parmalat
Applying the pilot system in the diary food chain
Parmalat joined the project because they liked the idea
to make different systems form different players and
devices for objective monitoring interacting in a supply
chain integrated solution.
Basic traceability is not enough for companies like
Parmalat that considers product quality as an added
value for its products. Thus the possibility to link
quality parameters to each product is a good
opportunity. This information can be useful to ensure
the product quality to the final consumer but also to
perform high level analysis that can improve the
knowledge about the supply chain, including raw
material providers and final customers.
• Miguel Molina, Consum Cooperativa Valenciana, with supply chain players
Applying the pilot system in the fresh vegetable
food chain
The TRACEBACK-solution was tested in tomato
chain, which consisted of three players from seed
nursery to the point of sale. The main benefits were: 1)
Improvement of backward traceability and linkage of
players to the whole food chain, 2) New electronic
devices, Electronic nose (Technobiochip), Machine
vision (AINIA), Spectrophotometer NIR (AINIA) and
Temperature and humidity sensors (KBS), and their
full integration to the TRACEBACK-system, 3)
Improvements in test methods: Non destructive, rapid
tests, which determine several parameters in one test,
4) Improved exchange of information about lot, quality
and food safety.
Future considerations: New methods are not familiar to
producers and they need adaptation, utilization of
predictive models and standardization of measurement
scales.
Conclusions: Objectives of TRACEBACK were
achieved: Logistic management (e.g. lot number),
reliable information for client (e.g. labeling),
immediate location of lot when alerted and
collaboration with suppliers were improved.

7. • Patrik Stolt, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ewa Marciniak, RWIRP
Involving SMEs in traceability innovation
TRACEBACK industrial platform (TIP) exchanged
knowledge and innovations at two levels, international
and regional (RIP), the latter being focused on smaller
local problems. Regional projects were established in
six countries: Italy, Poland, Egypt, Spain, Sweden and
Turkey.
In Poland a successful conference was organized for
SMEs. The three Polish RIP projects were targeted at
improving traceability and quality in food and
cosmetic industry and tomato production. To continue
responding the needs of SMEs, the organization of
RIPs needs to be improved. Future challenges of RIPs
are the stimulation of local and regional networks and
initiatives, and collaboration between SMEs, academy,
industry and organizations internally/externally in EU.
In addition, innovations need support for piloting.

8. B) Presentations
Index
Speaker Presentation
Welcome
Ugo Dozzio Cagnoni, Fondazione Cariplo ---
Demetrio Corno, President of Tecnoalimenti ---
Ciaran Mangan, DG Research, European Commission Pg. 9
Fabrizio Cobis, Authority of Operational Programme 'Research and Competitiveness', Ministry of Research Pg. 15
Ethel De Paoli, TRACEBACK Coordinator and CEO of Tecnoalimenti ---
Opening
Raffaello Prugger, TRACEBACK Coordination team Pg. 17
Illustration of the results achieved by TRACEBACK project
Nelson Marmiroli, University of Parma Pg. 24
Vito Morreale, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Pg. 42
Francesc Rosines, ATOS Origin Pg. 61
Benefits to the food chain
Hannu Korhonen, MTT Pg. 69
Evaristo Dallaturca, Parmalat Pg. 80
Miguel Molina, Consum Cooperativa Valenciana Pg. 90
Patrik Stolt, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Ewa Marciniak, RWIRP Pg. 99

9. THE FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
PROGRAMME (2002-2006)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Aquaculture
Directorate E: Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food
Directorate General for Research
European Commission
Not legally binding
Sixth Framework Programme
Research on Food Quality and Safety
(2002-2006)
Integrating European Research
Priority Thematic Areas Anticipating S/T Needs
Sustainable development and
Information society technol.
Food quality and safety
Scientific support to policies
Life Sciences, genomics &
Citizens & governance
biotechnology for health
Aeronautics and space
Nanotechnologies ...
New and emerging S/T needs
global changes
SME activities
International cooperation
JRC
.
Structuring the ERA Strengthening the
Research & Training & Research Science & foundations of ERA
Innovation Mobility Infrastructures Society
(Global budget European Community 17.883 M €)
Not legally binding

10. P5 Food Quality and Safety
Areas Covered
• The whole food chain
• Epidemiology of food related diseases and genetic susceptibilities
• Impact of food on health
• Traceability processes (including GMOs)
• Methods of analysis/detection and control of chemical
contaminants and pathogenic microorganisms
• Safer production methods and healthier foodstuffs
• Impact of Animal feed on Human Health
• Environmental health risks
Not legally binding
Food Quality and Safety
Fork-to-Farm
Food
intake
Health and
Safe, high- well-being
Production Processing quality of
foods Consumer
Environmental
factors
Not legally binding

11. TP5 OUTCOME
Number of Average Commission
funded funding contribution
projects (million €) (million €)
IP * 31 12 388
NoE 12 13 160
STREP 60 2,6 156
CA 7 1,1 9
37
SSA 72 0,63 38
Total 181 3500 751
partcipants
* Specific INCO top up call (closure date: 16/05/2006; budget: 2.5 million€ )
Not legally binding
TP5: SOME OF THE FIRST RESULTS
• The First comprehensive pan-European food information
resource on the Internet
• New strategies for acrylamide reduction in heated foods
• A European standardised skin prick test for allergens
• A European Molecular epidemiology database
• First pan-European collaboration of clinical nutrition
research results
• GMO Coexistence farming models
• Potential commercial developments for food traceability
systems
• Examples of knowledge transfer and innovation in the
food processing industry.
Not legally binding

12. WHY FUND TRACEABILITY RESEARCH?
• The requirement for traceability labelling and related analytical
methods under European directives 258/97 on novel foods and
ingredients publication of the general food law 178/02 regulation that
entered into force in January 2005.
• Food safety and health crises encountered in the recent past (BSE,
foot and mouth disease, Listeria, dioxin, growth hormone
contaminated by Creutzfeld-Jacob prions, etc)
• Increasing demand for high quality food and feed products e.g
products with protected designation of origin
• Gap between a regulatory demand and practical implementation,
particularly for SMEs.
Not legally binding
PART
PROJECT Programme EU SPEND TOTAL SPEND
NERS
TRACE FP6 IP 50 12 19
CHILLON FP6 IP 24 10 15
TRACEBACK FP6 IP 28 10 15
BIOTRACER FP6 IP 47 11 15
PROSAFEBEEF FP6 IP 41 11 18
PATHOGEN COMBAT FP6 IP 44 11 14
COEXTRA FP6 IP 54 12 19
SEAFOODPLUS * (only FP6 IP
15 3 6
traceability package)
MONIQA FP6 NOE 33 12 12
ALCUEFOOD FP6 SSA 13 0.7 0.7
OTAG FP6 SSA 5 0.3 0.42
GTIS CAP FP6 SSA 7 0.6 0.8
PETER FP6 SSA 2 0,7 0,9
SIGMACHAIN FP6 STREP 11 2.9 4.5
BIOTOX FP6 STREP 12 3 5.3
FISHPOPTRACE FP7 CP-FP 15 3 4
401 98,7 137,9
16 projects

13. TRACEBACK
Integrated system for a reliable traceability of
food supply chains (IP)
Strategic objectives: EC contribution 9.74 M€
• tthe development of a global traceability system, routinely applicable to all food
productions, that will assure food safety and quality through the extension of
tracing and tracking information to food parameters
• to increase consumer confidence in the food supply by developing new
technological solutions for ensuring a trustworthy linkage between product flow
and information flow along the entire food chain
• to improve the competitiveness of the European food industries and small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food sector by defining a traceability
system that represents the European response to food globalisation making
possible to convert the wealth of peculiarities of European food production into
market assets.
34 participants from 13 countries (12 industrial partner)
(Third country: Russia, Egypt)
Not legally binding
TRACEBACK RESULTS:
COMMENTS FROM EXTERNAL
REVIEWERS
• The project is well managed and is on track. There are very few
delays, and those that have occurred are being addressed.
• The leadership must be commended for their open approach, and
the fostering of inter-project collaboration; they have provided a suite
of workshops/seminars (including e-delivery); and have successfully
used flash meetings to ensure a high level of internal communication
and direction.
• The project has the potential to contribute significantly to EU policy
on food safety, and also to commercial needs, but this potential still
needs to be realized.
• The project has developed some technical innovations addressing
specific aspects of food chain traceability (notably in reference
computer architecture and sensing technologies), and these
developments may be commercially relevant in their own right, but
also add to the holistic impact of the overall Traceback system. The
uptake of these developments will depend on what lasting impact
Traceback will be able to make after the project has finished, and a
lot of thought and effort need to be expended in the final year to
make sure that the results and outcome are not ignored or forgotten
a few years hence.
Not legally binding

14. A BOOK ON TRACEABILITY
CRC PRESS 2011
• Title: “Food integrity: A holistic approach to
authenticity, originality, terroir (location),
traceability, security and safety in food
production chains.”
• The book provides the readers with the latest
development of the science in food safety,
quality and sustainability. Specifically, the
book will focus on food authenticity, quality
markers, origin of foods and feedstuffs,
tracing and tracking microbial and chemical
contaminations
Not legally binding

15. TRACKING THE FUTURE
TRACCIARE IL FUTURO
With the support of TRACEBACK project:
“Integrated system for a reliable traceability
of the entire food supply chains”
Contract n° FP6-2005-FOOD-036300
Milano, 10-11 Novembre 2010
www.traceback-ip.eu
Origin of the idea
FOODNET
e-MENSA
TRACEBACK
?
www.traceback-ip.eu

16. Programme
• Session 1 – This morning / Mattina
The results achieved by TRACEBACK
I risultati del progetto TRACEBACK
• Session 2 - This afternoon / Pomeriggio
Approaches to traceability and food chain integrity
Approcci alla tracciabilità e alla integrità della filiera
• Session 3 – Tomorrow morning / Domani mattina
New technological research scenarioes for the future agrifood
chains
Nuovi scenari di ricerca tecnologica per il futuro della filiera
www.traceback-ip.eu

17. TRACKING THE FUTURE 10 November 2010
Session 1
TRACEBACK
The results achieved
I risultati raggiunti
www.traceback-ip.eu
TRACKING THE FUTURE - 10 November 2010
The innovative concept of TRACEBACK
Un nuovo approccio alla tracciabilità
Raffaello Prugger, Tecnoalimenti
Chief Traceback Coordination Team
www.traceback-ip.eu

18. What is TRACEBACK?
Integrated Project
FP6 European Commission
FI
Coordinated by Tecnoalimenti (IT)
TECNOALIMENTI
Scientific and Technological Research Organisation for the
Scientific and Technological Research Organisation for the
Agro-Food Sector
Agro-Food Sector
***
***
• Research and Innovation Pole for the agrofood industry
Research and Innovation Pole for the agrofood industry
• Non profit research organisation composed of 28 Agro-
Non profit research organisation composed of 28 Agro-
Food related Industries and one financial institution as
Food related Industries and one financial institution as
trustee of Research Ministerial funds. Industrial shareholders
trustee of Research Ministerial funds. Industrial shareholders
represent about 12% of Italian food sales.
represent about 12% of Italian food sales.
• Established in 1981 under Act 1089/68 aimed at fostering
Established in 1981 under Act 1089/68 aimed at fostering
Agro-Food Industrial Research.
Agro-Food Industrial Research.
www.tecnoalimenti.com
www.tecnoalimenti.com
www.traceback-ip.eu
TRACEBACK
Project partnership:
FI
28 Participants
(51% enterprises)
11 countries
Cost € 15.5 Million
EC Contribution € 9,5 Million
Duration 4 years: Jan 2007 – Dec
2010
www.traceback-ip.eu

19. Why food traceability?
• Food chains are increasingly complex
and global
• Non-material components add value
to food products
• Food undergoes biological processes
> safety, security, quality
www.traceback-ip.eu
The objectives of TRACEBACK
• To develop a traceability solution for
the entire food chain
• To go beyond mere identification by
incorporating food safety and quality
parameters
• To ensure flexibility and compatibility
www.traceback-ip.eu

20. The results
• Prototypes of a “general solution” to
food chain traceability
• Tested on 2 real food chains:
Feed dairy (IT) (Parmalat, Cargill, Venier, Trevilat,
Winner, Dema car, Conalat)
Tomato (ES) (Consum, La Sala, Pascual Marketing)
www.traceback-ip.eu
TRACEBACK “general solution”
A general solution to food traceability that
consists of 2 inter-related components:
• IT (RATIS • Devices (and
framework): umbrella sensors): objective
system that inter- monitoring for
connects existing and acquiring product
novel traceability quality and safety data
systems and data along along the food chain
the food chain players and uploading them
www.traceback-ip.eu

21. The IT component
The TRACEBACK solution is an “umbrella system”.
• Allows to store, share and intercommunicate between
players, devices and the internet.
• Is an operative system of the traceability systems: i.e.
“Windows” – that fits to all supply chain players
• Is internet-based, flexible and at reduced cost
Keywords: RATIS, TRM, Interoperability, Service-
Oriented Architecture (SOA), Device Manager,
Services, Legacy systems,
www.traceback-ip.eu
The Devices component
The TRACEBACK solution can detect product and
process data on food safety and quality and transfer
them to the system.
• Allows to acquire product information over the entire
food chain (in addition to identification)
• Can objectively document product values along the
food chain
Keywords: Sensors, DNA based biosensors, Lab-on-
chips, E-nose, Machine vision, Surface plasmon
resonance, Immunoarrays
www.traceback-ip.eu

22. Services to
traceability
?
Transporters
?
Feed
Internet processor
? ?
Wholesaler Transporters
Packaging S
Materials
supplier TS
Transporters
S
S S TS
S Retailer
TS
TS TS TS Dairy processor
Feed supplier Dairy farm Milk transporters KFP Retailer
Logistic
Platform
Food
Service Final
Industry Customer
?
Dairy by operator
Feed prducer
products
Other dairy
products
Courtesy of SLU
www.traceback-ip.eu
The testing
Pilots tested with success:
- tomato food chain, across 3 players, CONSUM (ES)
- feed-dairy food chain, across 7 players, PARMALAT
(IT)
www.traceback-ip.eu

23. The results
• The TRACEBACK concept is valid
• An information flow that can demonstrate/document
the value of a food product
• Moves the detection of the problem close to the
moment of its inception, avoiding additional expenses
connected to the delay
• Spreads the cost of safety and quality control over the
whole food chain
• Turns traceability from a social imposition into a
market opportunity.
www.traceback-ip.eu
Detailed illustrations follow in Session 1
• The quality and safety approach
• The system architecture
• Illustration of the pilots (dairy and tomato)
After the coffee break
• The results of the test and the opinion of the
food chain players who ran the test
www.traceback-ip.eu

24. QUALITY AND SAFETY
APPROACH OF TRACEBACK
Nelson Marmiroli
University of Parma
SAFETY
Is the primary requirement to be met before foods can be placed on
the market. A variety of agents can compromise food safety,
according to hazard analysis (HACCP) scheme: physical, biological,
chemical hazards.
QUALITY
Is an added value in food marketing. A variety of factors contribute
to establish quality: genetic origin of the raw matter (PDO/PGI),
genetic identity of the plant or animal species utilized for food
production, originality of treatment or processing procedure,
nutritional value, the content in principles active beyond the
normal nutritional components (antioxidants, anticancer
molecules, immunomodulating molecules or micro‐organisms),
identification with sociological or psychological issues.
Quality more often is a prize‐premium for the producer.

25. QUALITY AND SAFETY ARE OFTEN RELATED IN
FOOD PRODUCTION
•Growing plants or breeding animals aims not only at increasing yield but
also at developing raw matters of particular nutritional value and of psico‐
sensorial attractiveness. In doing this, the first value is the safety of raw
matter produced. The quality of raw matter often coincides with the
nutritional and healthy properties of the food obtained
•In processing raw matter, the food producer aims at safety and quality
almost coincidentally. During processing, food producers aim at the
displacement of contaminant and of spoilage micro‐organisms or of
unwanted molecules. At the same time, preserving the healthy, nutritional
and sensorial properties of the raw matter, and potentiating it with new
factors during processing, eventually.
•Conservation and distribution are performed in a way that these safety and
quality features of the foods are maintained even on a long time at long
distance. Packaging, refrigeration, active packaging are all deployed during
these phases.
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN FOOD REGULATION:
QUALITY
•Both European (European Commission) and international
Organisation (Codex Alimentarius Commission) are active in this field
•Council regulation 882/2004: how to verify compliance with feed
and food law (EC 178/2002)
•Codex Alimentarius Commission: ISO/IEG Guide 25:1980 to quality
ensurance laboratories, ISO Standard 2005.
•In other Countries Regional measure: United Kingdom Accreditation
in Sciences (UKAS), comply also with EN 45003
•Internal Quality Control (IQC) procedures, cooperation
•Proficiency testing: ISO‐IUPAC‐AOAC International Cooperation
•European Committe for standardisation (CEN)

26. QUALITY AND SAFETY IN FOOD REGULATION: SAFETY
The EU White Paper on Food Safety and the General Food Law
Regulation
• From producers to consumers
•Responsibilities for all stakeholders in the whole food chain
•Risk analysis, decision on safety is based on a scientific
evaluation of the risk
•Communication of the risk must be observed in all cases
•Application of the precautionary principle whenever a risk is
possible
•The creation of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to
provide independent scientific advice on all aspects related to
food safety
Traceability of feed and food: when a risk is identified, the risk
must be traced to its origin.
Traceability in the food chain
Cascade of
Agricultural responsibilities
production
Internal systems i.e.
Transport company
Primary responsibility
transformation
Transport
Production
Distribution
to Trade
(Internal to
Company)
Trade
Consumer
Internal
Upstream traceability traceability
Downstream traceability

27. • Paper traceability is required by laws but product labelling is
based also on compositional informations
• In case of recalls or withdrawals of products, informations
stored in papers may be not sufficient
• Consumers are more oriented to believe in science than in
papers
• According to General Laws, risk analysis and decisions are
based on scientific evaluation
THEREFORE
• Data from an objective monitoring of specific parameters
performed at all stages with sensors and devices,
automatically captured and stored, could be of great
relevance to the food companies and consumers
• Empiric traceability may be especially valuable in the
context of internal traceability
TRACEBACK has considered the increasing need of availability of
analytical technologies to assess the quality and safety of food
supply chain.
•These technologies may have these characteristics:
•To be sensitive: limit of detection (LOD)
•To be precise: limit of quantification (LOQ)
•Applicable “on line” and “at line”
•Applicable in real time
•Not too much expensive with respect to the standard
methodologies
•To have a good level of multiplexing (more simultaneous
analyses, more kinds of analyses)
•To be provided of Artificial Intelligence (AI), allowing their
addressing on integrated systems of evaluation

28. Three kinds of technologies have been considered for
the food chains:
1. Already existing and adaptable without particular
modifications
2. Already existing and adaptable with small
modifications (adaptable technologies)
3. Already existing but adaptable with new protocols,
new tools and devices (innovative technologies)
All types are endowed with Artificial
Intelligence and connectivity
RATIS - WP4
WP5
Existing devices
New devices
Artificial intelligence and Software
Data Capture System - WP6
Test in pilot - WP7

29. Sensors based on existing technologies
• In food processing companies, these
sensors can be applied along food chains
for monitoring parameters like
temperature, humidity, pH, position, tracks
• TRACEBACK has introduced a system of
connectivity for these sensors to RATIS, the
General Informatic Framwork generated
within the project
Sensors based on adaptable technologies
• Sensors developed within TRACEBACK aim
at monitoring of several parameters:
– Gases and volatile compounds
– Chemical and physical parameters
– Metabolites
Sensors based on innovative technologies
–Cells
–Macromolecules

30. The TRACEBACK concept has been
applied to two supply chains
Tomato
Feed/Dairy
GMO
Tomato
TOMATO
supply
chain
Heavy metals Salmonella
E. coli Nitrates, nitrites
Salmonella C. jejuni
Listeria C. parvum
Pesticides
Heavy metals Fungi, moulds Salmonella
E. coli Shigella
Nitrates, nitrites
S. aureus, pyogenes
Salmonella E. coli V. cholerae
C. jejuni Listeria
Shigella C. jejuni Listeria Protozoa
Spore forming bacteria

31. Fungi, moulds
Toxins and aflatoxins Veterinary medicinal substances
Antinutrients Other animal species
Pesticide residues GMO
Campylobacter Salmonella
Salmonella
Brucella E. coli Listeria
Enterobacteriaceae
Staphylococcus and toxins
Mycobacterium tubercolosis
Yersinia enterocolitica
Coxiella burnetii Shigella
Heavy metals
Pesticides
Antinutrients
Fungi, moulds
Toxins and aflatoxins
GMO
Salmonella
MILK
Feed/Dairy
supply chain
ADAPTABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Sensors for shape, weight, colour
MACHINE VISION OF FRESH TOMATO

32. ADAPTABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Sensors for shape, weight, colour
ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS FOR CHEESE DEFECTS
Defect 1.9 cm
1.5
1
Amplitud (V)
0.5
0
-0.5
Identification of defects in cheese
-1 texture
-1.5
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
Punto adquirido
ADAPTABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Gas sensors for small volatile molecules
• Four different sensing surfaces are stimulated by four different
substances, yielding a complex response which is a “signature” of a
particular sample
• Artificial Intelligence through a learning process can identify the
sample based on the comparison with a database of signatures
Determination of organic volatile
compounds for milk discrimination

33. ADAPTABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Volatile compounds
• Technobiochip’s LibraNOSE 2.1 and
3.0 use oscillating quartzes coated by
polymeric films (the sensor). Polymer
tends to adsorb some gases, and thus
the sensor mass changes, resulting in
a quartz oscillation frequency shift.
• Each sample has a recognisable
signature profile, and similar samples
can be grouped together, allowing
identification of outsiders
Identification of tomato cultivars and ripening stage, types of
milks, cheese ripening stage, ammonia in milk
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Sensors based on macromolecules
Recognition of macromolecules in food samples offers
new interesting possibilities, because:
• The reaction is very specific
• The limit of detection can be low
• The target can be identified, described an quantified
The sensors developed within TRACEBACK based on
new technologies are for recognition of DNA and
protein using:
• PCR technologies
• Chips and arrays
• Surface Plasmon Resonance

34. Why DNA analysis
• The DNA molecules is present in most of the biological
tissues, it is relatively stable to chemical and physical
treatments whereas other molecules such as proteins
are more labile during food processing
• DNA can be amplified by PCR, increasing the number to
detectable levels. This provides sensitivity to the test
decreasing LOD and LOQ
To perform DNA analysis in food there are two basic
requirements:
•Development of methods for efficient extraction and purification of
DNA from food matrices
•Development of diagnostic markers for identification to DNA
corresponding to ingredients, contaminants, unwanted materials
Innovative technologies for QUALITY
Buffalo milk
Buffalo milk
Discovery of frauds in milk
Cow milk
Cow milk
50% cow milk+ 50%
50% cow milk+ 50%
discrimination among milk
buffalo milk
buffalo milk samples derived from
different animal species, and
from plant species, with DNA
analysis
Soybean milk
Soybean milk
Cow milk
Cow milk
50% Cow milk+ 50%
50% Cow milk+ 50%
Soybean milk
Soybean milk

35. Innovative technologies for QUALITY
Cultivar recognition in tomato and tomato products with DNA analysis
It is important because of:
-PDO certification
-PGI certification
-Allergens
-Geographic origin
-GMO presence
Fresh tomato Puree Puree S.Marzano peeled
Peeled Pulp Concentrate Arrabbiata sauces
Innovative technologies for SAFETY
DNA analysis for detection and enumeration
of contaminating and spoilage micro‐
organisms in milk and cheese
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella spp
Escherichia coli
Shigella spp
Listeria monocytogenes
Bacillus cereus
Yersinia enterocolitica
Vibrio spp
Clostridium perfrigens

36. Innovative technologies for SAFETY
DR Chip platform : Semi-automatic system
quite cheap, not sophisticated instrumentation
PCR
DNA Extraction
from milk/cheese
Reading Colour developing Hybridization oven
Innovative technologies for SAFETY
DETECTION OF MICROBIAL TOXINS WITH PROTEIN ANALYSIS
Microcell hybridization : detection of S. aureus
A B C D A: S aureus
B: L monocytogenes
C: Universal bacterial probe
D: Buffer
Step towards the realization of high-throughput, semi-automated
high- throughput, semi-
microdevices for microarray experiments

37. Application of Long Range Surface
Innovative technologies
Plasmon resonance (LRSP) to
for SAFETY Immunoassay for Aflatoxin M1
Total time 35 min
Detection range 2-
500 pg/mL
LOD less than
50pg/mL
• Calibration curve for the LRSP‐enhanced
fluorescence spectroscopy‐based biosensor
for the detection of AFM1 contained in a PBS
buffer and milk standard mixed with a PBS
buffer to 20 and 50 per cent. Measured
curves fitted with a sigmoidal function.
All those information obtained, all devices and
microdevices and their applications in industrial contents
were reported in Deliverables 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3
Example of technical description of a device (Machine Vision)

38. DESK 1 DESK 2
PILOTS 1 and 2
Parmalat
Equipments
Videos on the pilot experiments have been
shown, and more details will be mentioned in
the following presentations
Pilot Feed/Dairy
Detection and enumeration of Salmonella in
feed
Contamination of aliquots of two feed lots
(CARGILL) with Salmonella cells at known cfu
DNA extraction
Real Time PCR

39. Pilot Milk analysis
Milk collection at farm (Venier) and storage in
frozen until analysis execution
Analysis of
1.raw samples
2.Spiked with known amount of
Staphylococcus aureus DNA
DNA extraction
Real Time
(UNIPR)
Detection of Staphylococcus aureus,
Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria
monocytogenes
Microarray
(CNR)
Pilot Tomato analysis
UNIPR has received from Pascual
Marketing random samples of fruits IS IT POSSIBLE TO FOUND OUT
GENETIC INTRAVARIETAL
of the Kumato variety in four
containers DIFFERENCES ?
– 8 samples were taken from the 4 containers, and for each
sample DNA extraction was performed
– DNA was analysed with PCR and capillary electrophoresis (SSR
markers)

40. CONCLUSIONS ‐ SAFETY (1)
• The primary goal in feed and food production, requires
traceability. Traceability is a cost, but lack of traceability can
bring to a collapse in marketing and to need of analysis
Examples:
dioxin in
poultry meat in
Belgium
Mad cow
disease
CONCLUSIONS ‐ SAFETY (2)
• Devices and microdevices can increase the efficacy
of traceability at all levels, from farmhouses to
supermarket shelves
• Consumers trust more analytical data than collection
of papers
• Empiric traceability with analytical devices is also
required by the General Food Law
• Industry will benefit from new analytical tools
because they will reduce uncertainties and therefore
recalls of foul products

41. CONCLUSIONS ‐ QUALITY
• Quality is becoming an essential parameter to distinguish
between goods and products and to determine the price
• Industries are interested in quality because this can bring to
“brands” and therefore increase competitiveness and market
penetration
• Consumers are interested in quality because it is not only a
psychological parameter but also corresponds to real
nutritional claims in terms of health and safety
• Farmers are interested in quality bcause they can concentrate
on particular farming procedures requiring less inputs and
saving environment. Quality agriculture can be more
sustainable, because of reduction in intensity
CONCLUSIONS
• Safety and quality altogether do not exhaust the
food traceability problems
• For instance, security issues are becoming
increasingly relevant due to examples of intentional
threats to our food supply chain
• Devices and microdevices can have a role to increase
preparedness towards intentional and accidental
threats (Chapter 4 of the upcoming book “Food chain integrity: a
holistic approach to food traceability, safety, quality and authenticity”
Woodhead Publishing)

42. The novel traceability
architecture of TRACEBACK
and the pilot system for the
Parmalat’s diary food chain
Milan, 10th November 2010 Vito Morreale
Head of Intelligent Systems Unit
Research & Development Department
ENGINEERING Group
vito.morreale@eng.it
Outline
• TRACEBACK’s approach to traceability
• Reference Architecture for Traceability
Information Systems (RATIS)
• Implementing traceability systems with
and according to RATIS
• Parmalat’s Milk pilot system

43. TRACEBACK approach: towards
food chain integrity
• Universal tracability systems for any product, any food
chain and any company
– are not existing
NO
– are difficult (if not impossible) to develop
• Most companies would like
– Traceability +
– Additional (valued-added) services developed on top of it (e.g.
management of food quality and safety, statistics, monitoring,
certificates, etc.)
– Possibility to change (e.g. systems, providers, technologies,
processes, products, …) without changing too much
– Not to pay a lot
Our approach
Reference Architecture
Abstract General
Problem domain: what
Domain-
oriented elements/ideas we are talking
about
Abstract solution: how things
should work/be
Toolset for building concrete
architectures
Specific
Situation-
Concrete Concrete solution: how
oriented
things actually work

44. TBK system
RATIS
• The Reference Architecture for Traceability
Information Systems (RATIS) aims at providing a
specification for collaborative and distributed
service-oriented traceability information systems
supporting:
– creation, acquisition, and recording of relevant
traceability data along the entire supply chain;
– storage of traceability data in distributed and
(semantically) interoperating repositories;
– semantically-sound sharing of traceability information
– exploitation, browsing and querying of traceability
information

45. Metaphor: Lego
• Definition of shape and interlink of pieces
– Shape: functionality
– Interlink: interfaces
RATIS
RATIS Framework
• A set of ready-to-use pieces conform to the specification
• Third-party pieces: a set of external pieces (ready to use
or to be conformed to the specification)
Actual Traceability
• TISs: objects built with
– the pieces available within the framework +
– third party pieces +
Systems
– some other new pieces built for the purposes of a TIS
RATIS-based TISs

46. Reception of raw milk &
Transport of raw milk
Dispatch of raw milk Dispatch of pallets of milk (transporter 1)
(Venier) (Parmalat - Albano)
Registration
of quality
parameters
along the RATIS
supply
chains
Registration
of
services Tracking and Tracing
devices
Dispatch & Reception of pallets of milk Transport of pallets of milk
Reception (Trevilat- Albano) (transporter 2)
of pallets
(proof-of-concept)
From RATIS to application services for pilots

47. From RATIS to application services for pilots
From RATIS to application services for pilots

48. Architecture of RATIS
• 27 Business
Services
• 13 Traceability
Events
• 17 Logical Services
• 44 operations
• 10 Web Services
• 100+ operations
RATIS Business Service: example

49. Traceability Events
• Internal Events • External Events
– Storage Event – Despatch Event
– Movement Event – Receive Event
– Destruction Event – Transport Event
– Transformation Events
• Production Event
• Splitting Event
• Aggregation Event
• Grouping Event
• Mixing Event
• Packing Event
• Repacking Event
RATIS Dispatch Event Model

50. RATIS Logical Services: example
RATIS Technological Suite
• RATIS specifications • RATIS
have a reference Technological
Suite: intended to be
implementation: the used by software and
RATIS Framework service developers,
system integrators
and service providers
who to implement
traceability systems
and services.

51. RATIS Framework
RATIS Wiki

52. Levels of conformance to RATIS
• Within the scope of RATIS
– having requirements for traceability that can be
fulfilled by the services included in the RATIS
BSS
• Compatible with RATIS
– able to provide/use the RATIS services defined
into the LSS, simply by “composing” existing
services (regardless their implementation and
technology)
• Compliant to RATIS
– fulfilling the LSS: to be able to provide (and use)
those logical services (regardless their actual
implementation and the way they interact with
other services) Mapping services can help
• Ready for RATIS Web Services
– “ready” to be used by or use other “ready” Web
services (including the ones within the RATIS
Framework) without any adaptation
How to implement traceability systems
with RATIS?
• The goal: RATIS-based traceability systems
• The means: Service integration (and development)
• The provider of traceability system and/or services is a
“system and services integrator”
– Provides the “right solution” according to
• Real and specific needs (traceability analysts may aid in that)
• Technological analysis
• Existing systems (if any, they need integration, no
replacement)
• Services made available in the Network by SW service-
providers
• New services developed by software and service developers

53. Feed dairy pilot in a nutshell
• Product: Blu Premium
• Category: fresh milk (shelf life: 15 days)
• Producer: Parmalat
• Location: Albano (Bergamo), North of Italy
• Pilot:
– Involved parties: 8
– Scope: both external and internal traceability only from feed
producers to retailers
– Usage of both existing and new devices
– Integration with current procedures … plus some innovations
– Both acquisition and exploitation of information
Supply chain
Pilot 1

54. General features of pilot application services
• Software-as-a-Service: only a browser is required (optimized
for )
• Rich user interfaces (Google Web Toolkit)
• Fulfilling specific requirements of players by means of a
general reference architecture
– “Round” “Lot” of raw milk
– Sale of fresh milk
– …
• Personal mobile devices supporting mobility of people
• Integration with external services (e.g. )
RATIS Application Services
• Quality Analysis
• Material Flow
– Feed quality analysis
– Feed expedition
– Raw milk quality analysis
– Feed reception
– Round quality analysis
– Feed processing
– Raw milk expedition • Tracing & Tracking
– Raw milk transport – Tracking (downstream)
– Round reception – Tracing (upstream)
– Raw milk processing RATIS – Certification management
– Pallets expedition – Delivery management
– Pallets transport services – Traceability Event retrieval
– Pallets reception – GPS position viewer
– Product reception – Transport condition
management
• Alerting
• Configuration
– Plan management
– Food player management
– Alert reporting
– User management
– Action management
– Profiles management
– Supply chain configuration
– Quality requirements management

55. RATIS Application Services
RATIS Application Services

56. RATIS Application Services
RATIS Application Services

57. RATIS Application Services
RATIS Application Services

58. RATIS Application Services
Devices for the pilot

59. Devices: integration
Gas sensor
Electronic nose
Pilots - Execution
• Duration:
– 1st pilot: two weeks
– 2nd pilot: 3 weeks
• Frequency: every day

60. To conclude: key elements of
TBK/RATIS
• Not yet another traceability system
• Service-orientation
• Developing traceability systems by service integration
• Reusability
• Flexibility: to change/adapt the configuration and
behavior of services
– by replacing old services with new ones
– by choosing where to install and deploy services
• Composition of (distributed) services
• Web-based
• Development kit
• Experience and lessons learned
Thanks for your attention
!!!
Vito Morreale
Head of Intelligent Systems Unit
Research & Development Department
ENGINEERING Group
vito.morreale@eng.it
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61. Final Conference
The pilot system for the tomato food chain
TRACEBACK
Milano, November 10th 2010
Francesc Rosinés
ARI – Atos Research & Innovation
Atos Origin
www.traceback-ip.eu
Tomato chain pilot
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62. La Sala
• La Sala is a plant nursery, developing small plants from seeds
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Pascual
• Pascual is a tomato producer …
• …Processor and packer… • …and transporter
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63. Consum
• Consum is a logistic platform…
• …transport… • …and retailer
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Focus of pilot
Crisis management:
Crisis management: Interoperability
Interoperability
alerts, recall/withdrawal
alerts, recall/withdrawal of legacy systems
of legacy systems
Information flow: Internal
Information flow: Internal AIDC information
AIDC information
and external traceability
and external traceability Traceback
Tomato
Safety and quality control
Safety and quality control
pilot Sensors data collection,
Sensors data collection,
new and existing
new and existing
Historic on life at any point
Historic on life at any point Services for
Services for
of the food chain
of the food chain external stakeholders
external stakeholders
Pilot is done in real installations in the companies
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64. Crisis management
• Safety alert action plan: Safety alert
messages SAFETY
ALERT
detected
Action
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Crisis management
Safety alert
• Quality alert action plan: messages QUALITY
ALERT
detected
Action
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65. Crisis management
• The food player detects or is informed about a food
safety incident
• The system identify the pallets/lots related, and warn
involved food players in the food chain
• Each key personnel apply their company protocol
• TBK send to Legacy Systems the consequent request to
block all affected stock still remaining in the warehouse
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Crisis management
Inform to other partners downstream and upstream
Follow normative regarding alerts and after-alert protocols
Inform other stakeholders. E.g., food safety authorities (simul.)
Inform to other clients regarding alert
Historical data and relations with past alerts
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66. Implementation
Implementation details:
• Each partner has and maintains different Traceability
systems or ERP. They are from different providers and
has different characteristics and technologies
• TraceBack interoperates LS in both directions. In
addition, each one uses its own ID
• Data is moved between companies in a transparent way,
ensuring external traceability
• TraceBack is enhancing the interoperability between
different modules and subsystems inside several
companies, contributing to internal traceability. It
includes new mobile based applications
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LS Implementation
LS Side TBK Side
Middleware Layer GUI
A B
2
Adapter REQUEST INFORMATION
Legacy Systems 1
EVENTS MONITORED Specific REQUEST
Implementation Legacy Systems Traceback
Legacy Comunications Data Mapping
Layer Manager Application
System Layer
RESPONSE
RESPONSE: EVENTS REQUESTED
4
3 TBK DataAccess
TBK Database
Time to complete implementation in companies:
between 4 and 8 weeks
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67. Devices
• Devices included in the pilot are:
– SELEX Gas sensor
– KBS Temperature device +
RFID
– AINIA electronic nose
– AINIA machine vision
– Technobiochip electronic nose
• Parameters controlled
– CO2 and O2
– Contaminant fungi
– Origin
– Maturity
– Aspect and defects
– Ethylene
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Advantages
Automated synchronized systems. LS to TBK and TBK to LS
Real time identification of products in same situation (for alerts)
Quality and safety data included in both internal/external traceability
Easy and fast to implement
No proprietary solutions. Companies works with its own systems
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68. Thank you
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francesc.rosines@atosorigin.com
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I’m confuse...
...well...
...maybe I’m not
Questions?
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69. TRACEBACK
Contract n° FP6-2005-FOOD-036300
International Conference “Tracking the Future”
10-11 November 2010, Milano, Italy
Pilot System Evaluation
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Overview
• Business Evaluation
– Objective
– Results
• Summative Evaluation
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70. Business Evaluation of TRACEBACK
Integrated Solution
Objective
• To assess the potential business benefits of
TRACEBACK solutions to food companies
Activities where Operation costs of
Application: savings occur: the food traceability
system:
Test Case • Communication
• Staff
• Transcription
• Time
• Collection
• Data Accuracy
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Feed-Dairy Pilot
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71. TRACEBACK Integrated Solutions
included in the Feed-Dairy Pilot
Feed-
Internal traceability External traceability
Integration of devices Integration of legacy
systems
Reporting Configuration
Alert management Linking quality and food
safety parameters from
devices with pure
traceability data
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Devices and Technologies used in the
Feed-Dairy Pilot
Feed-
Temperature Sensors (KBS): temperature acquisition
during milk transportation
Mobile devices: GPS tracking and bar-code reader
application for picking and delivery
Real Time PCR (UNIPR) and Microarray (CNR):
pathogen analyses on raw milk and Salmonella
analysis in feed.
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72. Feed-Dairy Pilot: Results (I)
• Two pilot runs performed: 1st in September-October 2009
2nd in June-July 2010
• CARGILL: Feed Producer
No integration with legacy system, hence the user perceived the impact to
be limited.
• VENIER: Milk Producer
Partial integration with legacy system allowing better coordination with
PARMALAT
Dispatch documentation was sent before the truck left for PARMALAT.
• CONALAT: Raw Milk Transporter
Use the mobile device to register data about movement of milk – closer
monitoring
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Feed-Dairy Pilot: Results (II)
• PARMALAT ALBANO : Milk Processor
Significant value added re. tracing, product recall and
products withdraw.
In the case of food recall/withdrawn: Better coordination
with TREVILAT (one step forward) and VENIER (one step
backward).
• DEMA-CAR: Pallet Transport
Monitor the positioning of their vehicles.
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73. Feed-Dairy Pilot: Results (III)
• TREVILAT: Warehouse
Perceived the same savings and better integration with
PARMALAT.
In case of food recall/withdrawal: Faster lot identification
and a concrete action plan with PARMALAT.
• WINNER: Retailer
• TRACEBACK offers potential benefits for products required
by authorities to be traced inside the retail stores (like meat)
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Feed-Dairy Pilot: Overall Comments
- Companies involved realized savings from TRACEBACK,
especially regarding product recall/withdrawal applications.
- TRACEBACK solution can serve as a platform to integrate
companies.
- From a chain perspective, TRACEBACK could deliver savings
in the event of a food safety crisis: it is faster to reconstruct the
history and the chain of information.
- Limited scope of test cases restricted evaluations with retailers
and consumers
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74. Tomato Supply Chain Pilot
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TRACEBACK Integrated Solutions
included in the Tomato Pilot
Internal traceability External traceability
Integration of devices Integration with legacy
systems
Alert management Configuration
Reporting Services for external
stakeholders
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75. Devices and Technologies used in the
Tomato Pilot
Electronic Nose (AINIA, Technobiochip): for pattern
recognition
Machine Vision (AINIA): for image analysis
Spectrophotometer NIR (AINIA): for maturity analysis
Temperature Sensors (KBS): temperature acquisition
during transportation
Genotyping platform (Automatic DNA sequencer)
(UNIPR): to detect genetic composition of tomatoes for
cultivar identification
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Tomato Pilot: Results (I)
La Sala: Plant Nursery
• Delivery documentation is sent before the truck.
• Pesticide and irrigation data is linked to the lot.
• Faster tracking/tracing of lots.
• Better coordination with Pascual Marketing.
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76. Tomato Pilot: Results (II)
Pascual Marketing
• Tomato Producer/Packer
Delivery documentation is received before the truck arrives
Pesticide and irrigation data is linked to the lot
Better coordination with La Sala
• Packing House
Delivery documentation is sent before the truck leaves
Devices allow non-destructive samples.
Temperature is continuously registered during transportation
Better coordination with Consum
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Tomato Pilot: Results (III)
Consum
• Logistic Platform
Devices allow non-destructive samples.
Temperature is continuously registered during transportation
Quality parameters linked to the lot.
Better coordination with Pascual Marketing
• Retailer
In the case of food recall/withdrawal: Faster lot identification and
easier coordination (concrete action plan).
Better coordination with Pascual Marketing.
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77. Tomato Pilot: Overall Impact
• Devices need to be faster, easier to adapt to more
varieties or allow more than a single test at the time.
• Devices allow non destructive sampling. So, they can help
to reduce garbage.
• Quality parameters can be linked to the lot.
• Benefits depend on the current traceability level in place.
• Move from a single player to the chain perspective.
• In the case of food recall/withdrawal: Faster lot
identification and easier coordination (concrete action
plan).
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Summative Evaluation - Objectives
Evaluate if TRACEBACK solution satisfies its high levels goals
• Objective Connections – enable the establishment of an objective
connection between the product flow and the related information flow,
along the food chain.
• Availability and reliability of information along the entire chain
(Quality of connections) – improve the availability & reliability of
traceability information along the entire food chain.
• Compatibility with Existing Technology (fit with legacy
systems) – compatible with the technologies currently adopted by all
actors in the agrifood chain including agricultural production, animal feed,
transportation, manufacturing, handling & distribution.
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78. Summative Evaluation – Soft Goals
The following soft goals were prioritised by project partners:
• All information travelled with product (lot)
• Quality and traceability data linked
• Targeted recall undertaken successfully
• Successful withdrawal process
• Real time traceability achieved
• Identification of cause of problem improved
• Results from analysis recorded successfully
• Reliable traceability and quality info obtained
• Traceability info retrieval improved
• Efficiency of processes increased
• TBK fits with legacy systems and processes
• Alerting system certifiable
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Summative Evaluation – Goals framework
The soft goals were associated with the relevant objective
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79. Preliminary findings from exit interviews
with food players
TRACEBACK objective Soft goal Did TRACEBACK contribute
to the achievement of this soft
goal?
Objective connections between All information travelled with product Yes
product and info flow (lot)
Targeted recall undertaken Yes
successfully
Successful withdrawal process Yes
Availability, reliability of Identification of cause of problem To some extent ~ 50%
traceability info along whole improved
chain
Real time traceability achieved Yes
Results from analysis recorded To some extent ~ 50%
successfully
Reliable traceability and quality info To some extent ~ 85%
obtained
Traceability info retrieval improved Yes
Compatibility with technology Efficiency of processes increased To a minor extent ~ 33%
currently used by food players
TBK fits with legacy systems and To some extent ~ 85%
processes
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TRACEBACK
Contract n° FP6-2005-FOOD-036300
Thanks
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80. Applying the pilot system
in the dairy food chain
Evaristo Dallaturca
Quallity Assurance Manager
Quallity Assurance Manager
Parmalat S.p.A. Italiy
Parmalat S.p.A. Italiy
International Conference
International Conference
TRACKING THE FUTURE
TRACKING THE FUTURE
TRACEBACK FINAL CONFERENCE MILANO
TRACEBACK FINAL CONFERENCE MILANO
November the 10th 2010
November the 10th 2010
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SY TRACEBACK: THE BASE IDEA
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81. ADVANCED TRACEABILITY:
ADVANCED TRACEABILITY:
Moving on the same highway product genealogy information and
Moving on the same highway product genealogy information and
quality attributes through connections with innovative (and
quality attributes through connections with innovative (and
standard) detectors for quality relevant parameters and letting those
standard) detectors for quality relevant parameters and letting those
information available for everybody who needs them, from raw
information available for everybody who needs them, from raw
material producers to end consumer.
material producers to end consumer.
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For branded products “regular traceability” is not enough:
For branded products “regular traceability” is not enough:
•It’s a law requirement (EC Regulation 178/2002, the “food law”)
•It’s a law requirement (EC Regulation 178/2002, the “food law”)
•It guarantees food safety (when a major food safety issue occurs)
•It guarantees food safety (when a major safety issue
•It is mainly a Health Authority tool, even if handled by Food
•It is mainly a Health Authority tool, even if handled by Food
Business Operator
Business Operator
•It is used to set “side goals” like food origin
•It is used to set “side goals” like food origin
•It in not intended for overall quality purposes
•It in not intended for overall quality purposes
•It does not give any further information about quality attributes
•It does not give any further information about quality attributes
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82. Today the consumer needs to feel
Today the consumer needs to feel
comfortable giving food to his child and to
comfortable giving food to his child and to
himself.
himself.
Food related scandals rose in the near past
Food related scandals rose in the near past
•on one side leaded to new EC food policy
•on one side leaded to new EC food policy
and regulations (White Paper, EC reg 178/02
and regulations (White Paper, EC reg 178/02
and related laws)
and related laws)
•on the other side increased the food safety
•on the other side increased the food safety
demand from citizens, and generally increased
demand from citizens, and generally increased
the overall quality demand
the overall quality demand
Brand Companies (not necessarily large Companies) need to meet their
Brand Companies (not necessarily large Companies) need to meet their
consumer trust, giving them not only a nutritional, hygienically safe
consumer trust, giving them not only a nutritional, hygienically safe
valuable product, but also the pool of information that is useful to feel
valuable product, but also the pool of information that is useful to feel
comfortable in consuming it.
comfortable in consuming it.
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Knowing ORIGIN is not everything.
A couple of examples….
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83. M1 aflatoxin : an highly origin related problem
Distribuzione di frequenza del livello di M1
masse latte comunitario in ingresso 2006-2010 : 2500 dati
100
90
80
Francia Germania Austria Slovenia Ungheria
70
F qez %
60
re u n a
50
40
30
20
10
0
=< 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 >40
M1 (ppt) classe di frequenza
Distribuzione di frequenza del livello di M1
masse latte ITALIANO in ingresso 2006-2010 : 15.000 dati
100
90
80
70
Fe u n a%
60
r qez
50
40
30
20
10
0
=< 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 >40
M1 (ppt) classe di frequenza
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Environment related food safety problems : Dioxin in southern Italy
Environment related food safety problems : Dioxin in southern Italy
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84. ADVANCED TRACEABILITY
ADVANCED TRACEABILITY
Is a useful and important tool (not the only one, of course) to allow
Is a useful and important tool (not the only one, of course) to allow
information to be provided, giving a new and more deeper
information to be provided, giving a new and more deeper
significance to traceability, upgrading genealogy data to quality and
significance to traceability, upgrading genealogy data to quality and
safety data.
safety data.
This may be transformed in a competitive advantage for brands, in a
This may be transformed in a competitive advantage for brands, in a
serious approach to dependable and REALLY USEFUL information for
serious approach to dependable and REALLY USEFUL information for
consumer
consumer
The advanced traceability Traceback project will also provide a
The advanced traceability Traceback project will also provide a
useful tool to the company to keep better under control the product
useful tool to the company to keep better under control the product
life cycle, from raw material to distribution , making easier to track
life cycle, from raw material to distribution , making easier to track
quality information along the whole chain. This translates in an
quality information along the whole chain. This translates in an
increase of quality and safety content of the product itself.
increase of quality and safety content of the product itself.
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The consumer must also be granted a
The consumer must also be granted a early intervention,
early intervention,
especially in case of health risk.
especially in case of health risk.
All F.B.O. must
All F.B.O. must
•Guarantee very short time response and intervention time.
•Guarantee very short time response and intervention time.
•Provide complete and accurate information in order to
•Provide complete and accurate information in order to
•Support management decisions
•Support management decisions
•Ensure adequate delineation of the problems
•Ensure adequate delineation of the problems
•Ensuring the effectiveness of recall
•Ensuring the effectiveness of recall
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85. TRACEABILITY 'itself is not therefore an absolute value if the
TRACEABILITY 'itself is not therefore an absolute value if the
systems are not effectively linked and if they do not convey useful
systems are not effectively linked and if they do not convey useful
information.
information.
“Usefulness” and “precocity” are closely linked concepts.
“Usefulness” and “precocity” are closely linked concepts.
Information can be used properly if the system receives data as
Information can be used properly if the system receives data as
close as possible to the phase that has generated it.
close as possible to the phase that has generated it.
Examples
Examples
•Descriptive characteristics related to the batch production of feed,
•Descriptive characteristics related to the batch production of feed,
raw milk, processed milk, the packaged product (relatively trivial).
raw milk, processed milk, the packaged product (relatively trivial).
•Analytical characteristics, nutritional, food safety (integration of
•Analytical characteristics, nutritional, food safety (integration of
sensor systems, non-trivial)
sensor systems, non-trivial)
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Analytical information: the added value of the sensors
Analytical information: the added value of the sensors
Through the connection with sensors or analytical systems will be
Through the connection with sensors or analytical systems will be
possible to
possible to
1. Hook analytical information that can accompany the product
1. Hook analytical information that can accompany the product
during the production cycle.
during the production cycle.
2. Increase the level of prevention in the system by moving the
2. Increase the level of prevention in the system by moving the
genesis of the analytical data to the step where the
genesis of the analytical data to the step where the
phenomenon that it describes occurs (eg: antibiotics at farm
phenomenon that it describes occurs (eg: antibiotics at farm
level mycotoxins on feed, after heat treatment microbial
level mycotoxins on feed, after heat treatment microbial
recontamination, etc.).
recontamination, etc.).
3. Increase accountability of all F.B.O.s dealing with their relevant
3. Increase accountability of all F.B.O.s dealing with their relevant
part
part
4. Spread the cost of control on the whole chain
4. Spread the cost of control on the whole chain
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86. Applying an advanced traceability system to the dairy food chain
Applying an advanced traceability system to the dairy food chain
helps to
helps to
•Ensure the safety of the consumer (a priority)
•Ensure the safety of the consumer (a priority)
•Increase in the level of consumer awareness about quality of the
•Increase in the level of consumer awareness about quality of the
chosen product.
chosen product.
This will constitute a true advantage for brand names. adding value
This will constitute a true advantage for brand names. adding value
to the product.
to the product.
This is not to invent "swindles" to be printed on the packaging or
This is not to invent "swindles" to be printed on the packaging or
providing useless information or even misleading.
providing useless information or even misleading.
These provide a real service, whose value depends mainly on the
These provide a real service, whose value depends mainly on the
level of acculturation of the consumer, its ability to discriminate the
level of acculturation of the consumer, its ability to discriminate the
real risks from hysteria, etc.
real risks from hysteria, etc.
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PILOT TESTING : IT CAN BE DONE!
PILOT TESTING : IT CAN BE DONE!
The project content has been tested into the dairy
The project content has been tested into the dairy
food chain targeting upstram and downstream
food chain targeting upstram and downstream
the production flow of an up-to date drinking
the production flow of an up-to date drinking
milk product:
milk product:
“Blu Premium” microfiltered pasteurized milk.
“Blu Premium” microfiltered pasteurized milk.
The product is obtained by raw milk collected in the
The product is obtained by raw milk collected in the
surroundings of the production plant (Parmalat
surroundings of the production plant (Parmalat
Albano S. Alessandro – BG – Italy) .
Albano S. Alessandro – BG – Italy) .
Milk is microfiltered, pasteurized and filled into blue
Milk is microfiltered, pasteurized and filled into blue
(light barrier) PET bottles.
(light barrier) PET bottles.
It requires cold storage and has 15 days shelf life
It requires cold storage and has 15 days shelf life
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87. PILOT TESTING
PILOT TESTING
The choice of the product was done because it resumes a wide
The choice of the product was done because it resumes a wide
range of food production topics of the dairy field:
range of food production topics of the dairy field:
•
• High hygiene and nutritional quality raw milk
High hygiene and nutritional quality raw milk
•
• A certain degree of process complexity
A certain degree of process complexity
•
• Cold chain distribution requirement
Cold chain distribution requirement
•
• Longer shelf life than regular fresh milk (longer time on retailer
Longer shelf life than regular fresh milk (longer time on retailer
shelf and into consumer fridge)
shelf and into consumer fridge)
•
• Shorter shelf life than long life milk (faster market rotation)
Shorter shelf life than long life milk (faster market rotation)
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PILOT TESTING
PILOT TESTING
All supply chain players were involved:
All supply chain players were involved:
• Cargill as feed supplier
• Cargill as feed supplier
•
• Venier as raw milk producer
Venier as raw milk producer
•
• Con.a.lat as raw milk hauler
Con.a.lat as raw milk hauler
•
• Parmalat Albano S. Alessandro as processing plant
Parmalat Albano S. Alessandro as processing plant
•
• Demacar trasporti as finished product hauler
Demacar trasporti as finished product hauler
•
• Trevilat for distribution platform and transportation
Trevilat for distribution platform and transportation
•
• Winner as final retailer
Winner as final retailer
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88. PILOT TESTING EVALUATION
PILOT TESTING EVALUATION
The pilot test deployment gave some useful information at the level of:
The pilot test deployment gave some useful information at the level of:
1. Traceability information from the feed producer ad from the farm.
1. Traceability information from the feed producer ad from the farm.
2. Time saving for traceability information recovery
2. Time saving for traceability information recovery
3. No need of several different company information systems queries to
3. No need of several different company information systems queries to
obtain genealogy of the specific product.
obtain genealogy of the specific product.
4. “Smooth” information flow along the supply chain
4. “Smooth” information flow along the supply chain
5. Data collection from both innovative and traditional sensor or
5. Data collection from both innovative and traditional sensor or
instruments.
instruments.
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PILOT TESTING
PILOT TESTING
TBK system application:
TBK system application:
1. Highly improves data dependability
1. Highly improves data dependability
2. All information are better organized
2. All information are better organized
3. Actual processes are not overloaded except for the time needed
3. Actual processes are not overloaded except for the time needed
for data entry. This part may be improved and strongly depends
for data entry. This part may be improved and strongly depends
by the existing tools that may be more or less updated and
by the existing tools that may be more or less updated and
easily connected to the information flow.
easily connected to the information flow.
4. Supplier/costumer information exchange is easier.
4. Supplier/costumer information exchange is easier.
5. Production lot, delivery information recording is easier.
5. Production lot, delivery information recording is easier.
6. Easier withdrawal / recall operation
6. Easier withdrawal / recall operation
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89. CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Traceback project :
Traceback project :
Supplies a strong tool for integrated food chain traceability solutions
Supplies a strong tool for integrated food chain traceability solutions
to food industry and dairy food chain
to food industry and dairy food chain
• Stimulates research for more and more innovative sensor to be
• Stimulates research for more and more innovative sensor to be
applied and connected to keep the supply chain better under
applied and connected to keep the supply chain better under
control
control
• Helps companies
• Helps companies
• to give really useful information to the costumer
• to give really useful information to the costumer
• to facilitate a conscious choice based on effective quality
• to facilitate a conscious choice based on effective quality
determinants,
determinants,
• to increase citizen trust into the positive role of dairy
• to increase citizen trust into the positive role of dairy
industry in delivering a genuine, safe, healthy and nutrient
industry in delivering a genuine, safe, healthy and nutrient
food.
food.
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THANKS
THANKS
!!
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90. Applying the Pilot System in
the Tomato Food Chain
Miguel Molina Salinas
Milan, 10th November 2010
Index
1 Presentation of Consum S. Coop. V
2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
3 Application of the Electronic Devices
in the Tomato Food Chain
4 Conclusions

91. 1 Presentation of Consum S. Coop. V
The Valencian Cooperative CONSUM was born in 1975 and it is one of the main
retailers in the Mediterranean area of Spain.
In Spain, Consum is sixth in the commercial distribution ranking.
We are a cooperative with more than 1.200.000 partners-customers and a staff of
almost 10.000 workers (76,5 % women)
Currently, we have nearly 600 supermarkets between Consum, Consum Basic and
the Charter franchises distributed throughout the Valencian Region, Catalonia,
Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha, Aragon and Andalucia.
In addition, we supply our points of sale from six Logistic Platforms located in: Silla,
Quart de Poblet and Ribarroja in Valencian Region, El Prat de Llobregat and Sant Boi
in Catalonia and Torres de Cotillas in Murcia.
Regions of influence
Consum’s supermarkets scope
1 Presentation of Consum S. Coop. V
YEAR 2009
6$/(6
MILLION
EUROS
,19(670 (17
MILLION
EUROS

92. 2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.1. Motivation
Exchanging knowledge with different EU countries.
Collaborating with different Technological Centers and Universities.
Extending the Traceability scope, including origin: “from farm to
fork”.
Improving the exchange of information, not only Lot Number but
other Quality and Food Safety Parameters.
R&D and investment Project. Developing a new Exchange
Information System and Product Quality Control.
2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.2. Our previous Traceability System
Integrated by several areas of the cooperative.
Traceability
Internal Traceability Committee
Quality
- From the reception in the Logistic Platform to the
Organization &
Point of Sale Systems
Logistic
External Traceability
Purchasing
- From the Supplier Point of Sale
SUPPLIER RECEPTION STORAGE
PICKING DISPATCH POINT OF SALE
The system guarantees the Traceability of one lot from the Supplier to the Point of Sale

93. 2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.3. Traceability with Traceback’s incorporation
Utilization of the EAN128 labels complying EMPRESA
COMPANY
with GS1 standards. PALET ESTANDAR PESO VARIABLE
PALLET STANDARD VARIABLE WEIGHT
EAN PALLET:98456789000062
EAN PALET: NET WEIGHT:95.50 KG
95.50 KG
PESO NETO:
COMPANY
EMPRESA F. EXP. DATE:
CADUCIDAD: LOTE:
LOT:
10/11/2010
2 / 3 / 2006 12345678
BOX FIXED WEIGHT
CAJA PESO FIJO
SSCC: 384567890000000091
384567890000000091
EAN CAJA : 8456789000038
EAN BOX8456789000038
: LOTE: 12345678
LOT:12345678
F. EXP. DATE: 2 / 3 / 2006
CADUCIDAD: 10/11/2010
(01)98456789000062(3102)009550(17)060302
(00)384567890000000091(10)12345678
(01)08456789000038(10)12345678
2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.3. Traceability with Traceback’s incorporation
Extension of the traceability scope from the origin: “from farm to fork”.
An improvement in backward traceability, reaching origin (the system allows
to monitor all the links involved in the food chain).
The system guarantees the Traceability from the Seednursery to the Point of Sale

94. 2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.3. Traceability with Traceback’s incorporation
Improving the exchange of information, not only Lot Number but
other Quality and Food Safety Parameters linked to this lot:
Tracing of information to the Seed Nursery (grafting, seedling,
pesticides, etc.).
Continued measurement of Temperature and Humidity during
transport to Consum’s logistic platforms.
Acquisition of Quality Parameters (ripeness, rottenness, defects,
colour,…) after the recepcion in Consum`s logistic platforms by
electronic means.
Seamless integration of Traceback with our Legacy Systems.
2 Consum’s incorporation to Traceback
2.3. Traceability with Traceback’s incorporation
Register and management of Quality Incidents and Food Safety Alerts:
Search a certain lot of product in Traceback system related to the
processes suffered along the food chain (pesticides, fertilizers, water,
substrates used, etc.).
Withdrawal and Product Recall due to Quality Incident or Food Safety
Alert detected in any stage of the food chain (Ex.: consumer poisoning).

95. 3 Aplication of the electronic devices
in the Tomato Food Chain
3.1. Devices and Technologies used
New electronic devices that allow the acquisition of Quality Parameters as:
Electronic Nose (Technobiochip): to manage the degree of ripeness and
to detect rottennesses.
Machine Vision (AINIA): to measure size, colour and detect defects.
Spectrophotometer NIR (AINIA): to measure firmness, category and
sugar contents.
Temperature and Humidity Sensors (KBS): to determine the
temperature and humidity during transport.
Full Integration of these devices in the Traceback Traceability System.
3 Aplication of the electronic devices
in the Tomato Food Chain
3.2. Advantages vs traditional methods
Non-destructive tests: possibility of
performing higher number of samplings
eliminating the wastage.
Possibility of determining several Quality
Parameters in a single analysis.
Fast gathering of measurements.
Electronic register of Quality Parameters
linked to a certain lot number.
Possibility of adjusting the devices in a
continuous process line.

96. 3 Aplication of the electronic devices
in the Tomato Food Chain
3.3. Future considerations
New measurement technologies are not
commonplace among fruit and vegetable
producers.
There is a need to adapt these devices to
the distribution companies that commercialize
a lot of references in different formats,
varieties, sizes, etc.
Accomplishment of predictive models for
product analysis.
Standardisation of measurement scales.
4 Conclusions
Main Goal
The principal aim of the Tracebility Systems is not only to comply with the
current legislation, but to be a tool of Quality and Food Safety that allows us to
achieve the following objectives:
Improvement of logistic management (lot number, packaging date or expiration
date, etc.).
Transfer to clients a reliable information in the labelling products to comply
labelling regulations.
Inmediate location of a lot when a Quality Incident or a Food Safety Alert is
detected in any stage of the food chain.
Colaboration with our suppliers to prevent, as far as possible, any kind of
incident.

97. 4 Conclusions
Traceability must go towards Integrated Management in case of a Food
Safety Crisis, providing the transmission of information between all the
links involved in the food chain, achieving a correct management of the
information and guaranteeing confidentiality.
Thank you very much
for your attention
Vi ringrazio molto de
l'attenzione

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99. Involving SMEs in
traceability innovation
Ewa Marciniak, RWIRP
Patrik Stolt, SLU
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SMEs
”Innovation is the
profitable implementation
of strategic creativity”
Elaine Dundon (2002), ”The seeds of innovation”
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100. Challenges for SMEs:
Traceability and risk management
Company Development
Trademark
System
Value chain
development
Criteria
Company and Branch
development/
standards certification
Regulation Qualifying
(e.g. environment, seed treatment, demands
GM, food, feed, animal care )
Partly based on original from Prof. Christina Skjöldebrand, LTH Sweden
Partly based on original from Prof. Christina Skjöldebrand, LTH Sweden
Interaction between stakeholders are essential

101. Template: Partnership Alnarp – Industrial Platform
In five years Membership fee:
80 Companies 120 000 EUR/year
100 Researchers Workshops
Coordination
Applied projects Communication
Coordinator
11 000 000 EUR Six New projects
secretaries
Communication group
Regional Industrial Platform
• Identify local “real” traceability “problems”
• Solutions on “real” problems
• Applied and tailored projects
• Finance as “joint venture”
• Traceback exchange of knowledge and
innovations via TIP
• RIP networking

102. Regional Industrial Platforms - RIP
ITALY – to trace mastitis in dairy products SPAIN – a LIMS system
“Development of a rapid test for the detection of infectious agents “Deployment of a laboratory information management system
causes of mastitis in dairy cows” for improving the breadth and precision of food safety
information in Traceback and assuring the quality control
between the producer and packer”
Poland – to harmonize EU and Polish product ID in
fresh fruit
“To adjusting Polish food processing industry to the EU law
requirements in the scope of FMCG products identification” SWEDEN – pre-harvest test to avoid mycotoxins in wheat
“Developing a grain pre-harvest test to “predict” the likeliness
of having mycotoxins in the final harvest. To improve quality
Poland – to harmonize EU and Polish product ID in
and trace sources.
cosmetics
“To adjusting Polish food processing industry to the EU law
requirements in the scope of FMCG products identification” SPAIN – improving tomato seedlings
“Developing a to control and trace tomato seedlings, avoid
Poland – to secure controlled condition transportation inmixtures and non-approved qualities down-stream the
“Transport container for products that need controlled conditions” tomato food chain. Trace mistakes in the tomato food
chain..
Egypt – to establish networks Turkey – to establish networks
“To establish an open dialog between stakeholders in the food “To establish an open dialog between stakeholders in the food
sector, academy and organizations. To establish structures for sector, academy and organizations. To establish structures for
collaborations and handle innovations related to traceability” collaborations and handle innovations related to traceability”
Wielkopolska Food Sector
Benefits for SME from TRACEBACK project
RWIRP - Ewa Marciniak
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103. RIP Wielkopolska
• Introduction of TBK project – conference for SME - high
interest from SME , WGRO in name of shareholders and regional
government
• RIP - expected platform for cooperation in traceability and innovation
• Choosing the best form for RIP – conference with support of regional
government /ALNARP pattern/
• FINET establishment /schema/ - tool for food industry SME in
developing traceability and innovation rewarded by regional government
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FINET Coordinator
FINET FINET
Administration Board
Marketing
Logistics Traceability
Financing
coordinated by ILiM coordinated by ILiM
coordinated by DB
Distribution Automatic
Credits
Identification
Stock Electrtonic Data
Subsidies
Management Exchange
Financial
Transportation
Standardization Consulting
Warehousing
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104. Benefits for RIP from TBK
• RIP related to TRACEBACK TIP – international
networking, contact with experts, priority in traceability
information
• Wielkopolska RIP /FINET/-the main center in the region for
SME to announce needs in traceability and innovation
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Wielkopolska RIP projects
Goal
To be capable of transporting of products (fresh food, seedlings, etc.) that need constant
temperature control system during transportation
• Who: food industry and growers (seeds)
Vision:
Common container used for transportation of goods that need constant temperature
control system
• based on SME owner’s patent
• innovative solution - allows to transport goods in controlled conditions and constant
temperature for a specified time period by any means of transportation
• significant reduction of transport costs
• different applications:
food sector - transportation of fresh food
health sector - transportation of medicines, organs, etc.
• temperature registering pill with independent electricity source
• long time of temperature registration (max. 5 days)
• possibility of tracing the product during transportation
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105. Wielkopolska RIP projects
Goal:
To collect and identify data within supply chains meeting the traceability requirements
• Who: food industry
Vision:
Design and preparation for implementation of traceability system in the Grze kowiak
production company based on the Traceback project assumptions related to data
collection and identification
• auditing the capability of meeting the requirements posed by the product flow traceability
system
• carrying out crisis simulation
• describing of the entire production chain
• identification of sub-processes and all participating elements
• working out recommendations for changes and improvement actions
• preparation of the necessary database, tag models
• implementation of traceability system
• verification of system’s functioning in practice, i.e. in the frame of crisis simulation
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Wielkopolska RIP projects
Goal:
To increase safety of the customers through efficient identification of the origin of the
product within supply chain allowing immediate withdrawal of defective products from the
market
• Who: cosmetic industry
Vision:
Implementation of traceability system in the supply chain
• introducing of operational system based on GS1 for recording actions at every stage of the
physical flow of materials through:
• collection of data about raw materials and components for the production of specific
production order
• identification of the manufacturing processes and the consumption of raw materials and
components
• tracing of individual pallets of finished products
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106. Future of Wielkopolska RIP
Continuation as the answer for real needs of SME and supporting
development of food industry in the region:
- improvment of RIP organization
- activity in traceability and innovation EU projects
- international networking
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Big challange for RIP - solve last
announced problem
• Certification of fresh fruits and vegetables
• Announced by shareholders from the regional
wholesale market and shops related to the market
• Growers see the benefit from certifications
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107. Future
• Stimulate local and regional networks and
initiatives
• Stimulate collaborations between SMEs,
academy, industry and organization
• Stimulate innovations and support with ”pilot”
founding
• Stimulate collaboration and networking
internally/externally EU
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Thank you to all who gave SMEs in our regions
a new tool for better development
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