ABSTRACT
In the era of food safety and quality, traceability has become a necessity for the food manufacturers to survive the fierce competition in food business. Olsen and Borit (2013) define traceability as “The ability to access any or all information relating to that which is under consideration, throughout its entire life cycle, by means of recorded identifications.” Food traceability in
particular may be defined as the ability to track any food or feed material throughout the food supply chain from farm to fork. Furthermore, Opara (2003) broadly classifies food traceability into:
a) Product traceability: It involves the tracking of physical location of a product at any stage in the supply chain, which in turn serves the purpose of logistics and inventory management, swift product recalls, and communication of relevant information to consumers.
