Food traceability as an integral part of logistics management in food and agricultural supply chain

Food Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-48

  Bosona, Techane ^a   Gebresenbet, Girma ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food recall; Food traceability; Food traceability information; Food traceability performance; Food traceability technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874728195     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.02.004     Document Type: Review

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