Since the General Food Law came into force in 2005, the onus has been on the food and beverage manufacturers, to be able to trace every batch they produce, both forward to the retail shelves and back along the ingredients supply chain. Automated solutions are available to give this level traceability, but many companies still have a long way to go achieve the batch or pallet level traceability need for compliance.
One solution to a product recall crisis would be simply to recall everything, but that could cost a company millions of pounds.
So what’s the best approach? |