14 - Effective Use of Food Traceability in Product Recall

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of product recall process and highlights the need for traceability to achieve an effective product recall. The key tasks of a recall procedure are described, and we explain how food traceability can be effectively used in product recall. We also explain how the recall process can be optimized by reducing the batch dispersion and root cause analysis through the traceability system. The link between the recall process and the different types of traceability according to the visibility and the management policy (internal and external) and according to the level of detail of the traceability process (unitary and batch traceability) is described.