TRACEBACK

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• TRACEBACK Integrated system for a reliable
• traceability of food supply chains

Countries Involved I, E, UK, PL, S, D, FIN,
IRL, TR, ET, F
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Dissemination
Training
Food chain analysis
Integration
MANAGEMENT
Microdevices
Information Management System
Pilot testing
Exploitation
Reliability, Standardisation, Quality
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Consortium composition and structure

• 32 Participants 19 enterprises (11 SMEs), 6
  RTOs, 8 Universities
• Food chain partners (AINIA, Imperial College,
  Humbold University,
• Teagasc)
• IT partners (ATOS Origin, Engineering, City
  University, ISUFI)
• Microdevices partners (Uni. of Parma,
• CNR, Max Plank Institut, Selex, KBS,
  Technobiochip)
• Standardisation (ILIM, CEMAT, SGS Iberica,
  RWIRP)
• Exploitation (Swedish Univ. Agric. Sciences,
  Tecnoalimenti, MTT,
• SPES, Univ. of Akdeniz)
• End Users in tomato and feed/dairy (Consum,
  Parmalat, Dobiecki,
• Hortiucultural Export, Association, Karmex,
  OSM, Savitor, Transa,
• Hazan)

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TRACEBACK areas of research
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Main Objectives

• To set up 2 pilot systems, one in tomato and one
  in feed/dairy food chains
• Innovative service-oriented System Architecture
• Innovative microdevices embedded in Lab-on-a-chip
  combined with AI
• Integrated system to be scaled up
• Explore third party certification (human factor)
• Model of exploitation through innovation groups
• Model of migration of players towards Traceback
  system

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Expected Results

• To develop tools and a business model to
  implement a traceability system for the entire
  food chain, featuring
• Objective connection between product flow and
  information flow
• Compatibility with technologies currently adopted
  along the food chain
• Maximum cost accounting to 1-2 of product costs

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Interactions with other projects

• TRACEBACK builds from the results obtained in
  other research projects, aiming at an integrated
  approach and to construction of a Traceability
  Reference Model, to be tested in pilot systems

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Interactions with stakeholders

• Food chain reconstruction will involve key
  players
• Pilot testing will involve players from the food
  chain recruited during the project
• Exploitation will involve stakeholders and players

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Dissemination activities

• Training activities are envisaged for young
  researchers, stakeholders, players of the food
  chains, and INCO partners
• Dissemination activities will address the
  scientific community, the stakeholders, and a
  larger public audience