IN a bid to provide dairy farmers a clearer view of transactions in the value chain, a guide for traceability in the supply chain was launched last week.
Traceability is defined as ‘the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food-producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all stages of production, processing and distribution’.
The primary reason for having a functional traceability system in place is to ensure safe food and to aid in the removal of unsafe food from the market place.
The ‘Australian Dairy Traceability Guideline’ was officially released during the eighth meeting of the National GS1 Traceability Advisory Group (NGTAG), by Australian Government Senator Susan McDonald.
Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) welcome the announcement, signalling the second output of the Australian Government grant for the implementation of ADF’s Blockchain and Traceability Framework.
The traceability standards in the guideline provide a common approach for the Australian dairy industry to identify and track product as it moves through the supply chain, capturing and sharing information of relevance to producers, transporters, manufacturers, retailers, exporters and government.
