Around the world, product traceability has become an important factor in the production and distribution of food. The EU has made traceability mandatory for EU member states since January 1, 2005. Article 18 of EU Act 178/2002/EC provides that “Food and feed products that have been placed on the public market or will be labeled or identified with a appropriate means of easy traceability, with the help of the right documents or information, must comply with the provisions set forth in more specific provisions.”
GS1 International Barcode Organization, a pioneer in the field of building and implementing solutions to facilitate global trade, has also built and deployed a number of gateways similar traceability information such as the lookup network of registered enterprises using global barcodes; global location code service registration network; global data synchronization network. In which, GS1 plays the role of gateway manager to connect qualified and certified product data centers together, helping to facilitate sharing, information exchange and implementation of transactions. commercial translation.
In 2002, the United States enacted a bioterrorism record-keeping law that ensures a step ahead in implementing a product traceability system for food products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. United States Pharmaceuticals. In January 2011, the United States enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which requires enhanced tracking, tracing, and record keeping for high-risk foods.
In the UK, retail supermarkets are increasingly demanding that their suppliers apply traceability standards in an effort to promote sustainability.
Since 2005, Korea, Japan, Canada, Russia, Singapore… have required that imported shipments be traceable when having quality problems.[1]
In 2005, Australia introduced a traceability regulation for livestock production and mandated identification tags for cattle, sheep and goats. Through this national animal identification and registration system it is possible to monitor the entire life of each animal from birth to slaughter, as well as the movement of the animal.
The United States has enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act, requiring enhanced food tracking, tracing and record keeping for food groups that have a high impact on users.
In India, since 2006, manufacturers and processors have established an electronic traceability system.
In 2010, Thailand issued national standards on electronic traceability, built an electronic traceability portal for farmers to register and use for free. Products such as bananas, durians and fruits sold at many stores in Thailand are also stamped with QR (Quick Response) barcodes for traceability.
Besides such names as: IBM, Microsoft (USA); SAP-SE (Germany); VeChain (China); Provenance, ChainVine (UK); AgriDigital, BlockGrain (Australia)…, the playground of the traceability field in particular, and the blockchain application technology market in general, now open up opportunities for startups, small and medium enterprises in the field of technology to participate. Research and confirm your name.
In 2016, the Asia Pacific blockchain market recorded 135 blockchain technology startups invested with a total capital of 545 million USD. In just 1 year, the number of companies invested increased by 50%, reaching 185 startups with a capital of 1 billion USD.[2]
Domestic:
Traceability has been around for a long time, until 2008 Vietnam officially had the concept of traceability in legal documents.
In Vietnam, traceability has been applied in many different forms. International standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 22005, Global GAP, GTS, HACCP… also mentioned traceability as well as unifying the parties involved in traceability in the supply chain. Through the traceability system, businesses can quickly detect and promptly handle product problems, and help identify and accurately localize problematic products for timely implementation. the timing of product recalls or removals from the supply chain. It can be said that traceability is gradually becoming an effective tool to effectively manage product and goods quality and protect consumers.
Currently, many localities and businesses have boldly implemented electronic traceability and QR code stamping on many agro-forestry-fishery products such as Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, Ho Chi Minh City, etc. Hai Phong City: The implementation of traceability and QR code stamping in these localities is mainly done by stamp and solution providers such as CheckVN, VNPT check, VietCheck, Digital Authentication Joint Stock Company. , Smartlife, Goods traceability solution company, Vina CHG, icheck, In Ba Dinh, blockchain technology solutions (IBL, TomoChain, Lina Network…. Some experimental models of Blockchain technology in traceability roots such as: mango, dragon fruit …)
For the Government level, relevant ministries and branches have initially developed and issued a number of guiding documents on traceability activities: The Ministry of Science and Technology publishes the national standard TCVN ISO 22005. : 2008 – Traceability in the food and feed chain – General principles and basic requirements for system design and implementation. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates the Regulation on inspection and recognition of aquatic product production and trading establishments that satisfy all conditions to ensure food hygiene and safety, which stipulates that production establishments must build and apply the product traceability system and must ensure the principle of “one step ahead, one step later” (Decision No. 117/2008/QD-BNN dated 11/12/2008); Circular No. 74/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated October 31, 2011 providing for traceability, recall and handling of unsafe agro-forestry products; Circular No. 03/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 21, 2011 providing for traceability and recall of products that do not meet quality and food safety standards in the field of seafood…
In recent years, traceability has received the attention of the business community and the support of consumers. Vietnamese manufacturing and trading enterprises have also gradually realized the importance of traceability activities. Some businesses that export items such as coffee, seafood, and fruits to strict markets such as the United States, Europe, and Japan have implemented traceability and met the requirements of their customers. Domestic enterprises have actively implemented traceability activities to support product quality control, transparent information with partners and consumers, improve product images and protect their brands. businesses, most of which focus on food and agricultural products. In addition, information technology enterprises providing traceability system services (about 10 enterprises) are actively improving their traceability systems to meet the requirements of traceability. original for many product areas. Enterprises also actively improve and apply advanced technologies for the traceability system, which helps to automate and facilitate the process of declaration and data collection, improving the ability to exchange data quickly. , accuracy, timeliness and controllability of traceability data.
Traceability is increasingly receiving the attention of consumers, mass media. Consumers can easily access and collect complete and quick product traceability information through scanning codes with mobile devices; improve consumer confidence in the production and supply chain of products. In addition, traceability has become a “hot topic” that is frequently mentioned in television broadcasts, as well as in newspapers. A number of issues of traceability were raised and analyzed by the press in a multi-dimensional way, creating public opinion and social attention.
The use of step-by-step traceability stamps is widely deployed. Currently, in some localities of Vietnam, the application of QR (Quick Response) barcodes in the form of traceability stamps on products for traceability. Traceability stamp is an advanced electronic solution for traceability that is suitable for the conditions of production and business enterprises in Vietnam, especially for production and business systems. small and medium-sized, self-contained, internal or closely linked, with high responsibility of stakeholders, ensuring the ability to declare and update accurately stamped product traceability information on the database. general access data. The use of traceability stamps contributes step by step to help change the perception and practice of small-scale farming to centralized production; at the same time raising the sense of responsibility in farming and producing products that must ensure safety; connecting collectors, distributors and consumers with growers, thereby facilitating the market expansion of producers; received the support and companion of purchasing, distribution and retail units such as Coo-op mart, Big C, Aeon, Lotte mart, Vinmart…
In Can Tho City, the work of promoting the application of traceability technology over the past time has been interested in promoting by departments and agencies. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho City supports units to build a model of a safe food chain associated with traceability. Up to now, 35 safe food chains have been built with 106 agricultural and aquatic products. At the same time, in collaboration with the Department of Product and Goods Quality Management, applying electronic traceability for 4 products of strabismus of Pham Nghia Food Joint Stock Company, initially operated stably. Once the city traceability portal is completed and operational, the product traceability can be traced back to the secure product chain, with just an electronic stamp.[3] City Department of Industry and Trade. Can Tho cooperates with the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to jointly deploy the TE-FOOD pork traceability software for about 150 pig raising households; veterinary staff; women members, farmers and related management units in Binh Thuy, Cai Rang, Ninh Kieu and Phong Dien districts.[4]
[1] http://gs1.org.vn/truy-xuat-nguon-goc-va-quan-ly-nong-san-bang-ung-dung-cong-nghe-cao-bigdata-va-truy-xuat -ngon-goc/
[2] https://nhipcaudautu.vn/biz-tech/truy-xuat-nguon-goc-bang-blockchain-startup-chau-a-dang-but-pha-3329761/
[3] https://baocantho.com.vn/-chia-khoa-xay-dung-niem-tin-nguoi-tieu-dung-a112233.html
[4] https://www.cantho.gov.vn/
Nguyen Thi Van
Đăng ngày: 04/12/2020