TRACEABILITY IN THE PRODUCE SUPPLY CHAIN

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TRACEABILITY IN THE PRODUCE SUPPLY CHAIN CPMA
82nd Convention Trade Show Montreal, Quebec
Jane Proctor, CPMA Director of Industry
Technology Standardization
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STARTING POINT

• Q Is traceability important for produce?
• A Spinach, green onions and many more items say
  it is.
• Q Is industry there?
• A Not yet but were going in the right
  direction.
• Q Where are the gaps?
• A Any place in the supply chain where
  information from the previous source is not
  captured and readily available in the event of an
  incident.

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Implementing a traceability system within a
supply chain requires all parties involved to
systematically link the physical flow of
materials and products with the flow of
information about them.
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Traceability Simple Model Key Word Chain
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• Where are we at today?
• Tremendous amount of effort on internal
  traceability (i.e. within an organizations
  operation 4 walls)
• In North America industry experts created the
  CPMA/PMA Traceability Guide to Implementation
• Provides pilot results, data standard and best
  practices
• Implementation is based on principles of
  non-proprietary solutions common language and
  implementation for all
• Harmonized to generic global guidelines

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• GAPS
• How does distribution maintain the chain of
  information?
• How do we address bulk produce traceability?
• Need one guideline/standard for the global
  industry

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• Whats missing? How do we get there?
• Implementation decisions re data carriers
• RFID/bar codes?
• Harmonized implementation end to end
• Global guideline dialogue begun IFPS endorses
  efforts and foundation created by CPMA/PMA
  Traceability Guide to Implementation
• Visit www.cpma.ca for your copy of the Guide to
  Implementation make sure your solution is
  harmonized and uses a common language!
• Solutions are on the horizon..