Food and Nutrition

Food Sustainability, Authenticity & Traceability

Sustainability is a growing concern in the food industry. Sustainable food isn’t just about the food itself, it’s a combination of factors including how it’s produced, how it’s distributed and how it’s consumed.

Authentic food is food (or drink) that exactly meets its description and also meets a person’s reasonable assumption of its character. The labeling of food products is essential to inform consumers what kind of products they are buying.  Authenticity is a key requirement of all transactions; we all expect to receive the food or drink that we intended to purchase

Traceability is the ability to track any food through all stages of production. Traceability enables corrective actions (such as a product recall) to be implemented quickly and effectively when something goes wrong. An effective traceability system relies on being able to track product one step forward and one step back at any point in the supply chain.