Product Traceability as a Mechanism for Ensuring Quality and Safety in Digital Economy

Abstract

The presence of counterfeit and pirate goods in circulation, along with original products, has become a worldwide social problem. The task of goods quality and safety assurance is relevant worldwide. The example of products made from wool mixtures of various animals shows the complexity of identifying counterfeit products and the prospects of combating the above negative phenomena by ensuring product traceability throughout the supply chain from manufacturer to consumer using information technology. The quantitative determination of the fibrous composition of precious wool products in mixtures with sheep wool was estimated by optical microscopy, its complexity was shown. Inclusion of products from precious types of wool, including those made in mixtures with sheep wool, in the list of goods subject to mandatory labeling with control and identification tags was proposed.