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The value of track and trace

If you’re a food manufacturer and you’re involved in a food ingredient recall, how challenging will it be to trace back which lots might have contained the ingredient in question?

Today’s news is a vivid reminder of how important track and trace capabilities have become in the food sector.

A “potentially massive” recall of foods made with the commonly used additive called hydrolized vegetable protein (HVP) was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on March 4. The tainted HVP was made at a plant operated by Basic Food Flavors Inc. of Las Vegas, NV.

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