Comparison of Global Food Traceability Regulations and Requirements

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1104-1123

  Charlebois, Sylvain ^a   Sterling, Brian ^b   Haratifar, Sanaz ^a   Naing, Sandi Kyaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Institute of Food Technologists Global Food Traceability Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Country rankings; Food regulations; OECD; Traceability

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; COUNTRY RANKINGS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTRONIC DATABASE; OECD; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; STRINGENT REGULATIONS; TRACEABILITY;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 84906091971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12101     Document Type: Article

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