THE pressure to move beyond 'one-up, one-down' supply chain traceability remains unrelenting, with several separate drivers pushing companies in the same direction. Whether the issue is needles in strawberries (Australia) or contaminated Romaine lettuces (the USA), recent high-profile food safety scares and the catastrophic cost of mass recalls certainly give food makers pause for thought. Tracking down the source of any problems not only helps protect consumers but also helps confine any product withdrawals to those batches of food that actually pose a risk.
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