Traceability industrial practice

Konigs SF, Beier G, Figge A, Stark R (2012) Traceability in systems engineering—review of industrial practices, state-of-the-art technologies and new research solutions. Adv Eng Inform 26(2012) 924-940... 

International comparability and traceability of measurements to stable references are required in measurements for environmental monitoring and protection, international trade, clinical practice, health and safety, and industrial production. In this respect, this paper presents some practical aspects of traceability using certified reference materials (CRMs) and some examples regarding the uncertainty evaluation in spectrochemical measurements. 

Food authentication is one of the major areas involved in food quality and safety. Several regulations have been implemented to assure correct information and to avoid species substitutions (26). Food species identification has traditionally relied on morphological/anatomical analysis. However, this is a difficult task in the case of closely related species and especially for those products that have been subjected to processing practices. Therefore, there is a strong need for fast and reliable molecular identification methods that provide authorities and food industries the tools needed to comply with labeling and traceability requirements, thus ensuring product quality and protection of the consumer. 

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