benjamin miller, mph dairy and food inspection division operations and response section manager core...
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Benjamin Miller, MPHDairy and Food Inspection Division
Operations and Response Section Manager
Core Information Elements of aProduct Tracing System
Core Elements in Effective Systems
• Systems concept critical– Modifications without a standardized system
will not significantly improve traceability
• System should be:– Standardized– Required of all entities in the supply chain– Electronic
Core Elements in Effective Systems
Traceability should identify the,– Who– What – When– Where– How
of product creation and movement
Core Elements in Effective Systems
• An effectively designed system will protect public health by facilitating:– The identification of a vehicle during a
traceback investigation• Triangulation of plausible exposures in an outbreak
– Quick and efficient identification of all product(s) involved in a recall during a traceforward investigation
Core Elements in Effective Systems
• Lot Coding– A form of lot coding for all
food– Where feasible, lot code
should appear on consumer unit
– “Lot” defined by grower, manufacturer, etc., but should be small enough to facilitate effective identification and recall of product
Ingredient A
Manufacturing Process
Internal Product Traceability
Ingredient C
Ingredient B
ProductLot A1
Core Elements in Effective Systems
• Standardization– Links data across the supply chain– Allows maintenance of current “One Up / One
Down” system– Exists today and is in use by industry
• Human and machine readable• GS1 • Application Identifiers
– Does not “reinvent-the-wheel”
Critical Tracing Identification Assignment and Retrieval
Ship To EntityShip To Entity Regulatory InquiryRegulatory InquiryShip From EntityShip From Entity
CTID Assignment ServerRegulator or 3rd Party Controlled
GTIN1 GTIN4GTIN3GTIN2
SSCC2SSCC1
Manufacturer - GLN1
DESADV
ShipmentInitiated
CTID Assigned
CTID: ACB123
CTID Transmitted
CTID: ACB123
Product Shipped
Internal ShipperDatabase
DESADVReceived
Internal ReceiverDatabase
GTIN2GTIN1 GTIN3
SSCC1
GTIN4
SSCC2
GTIN3
Regulatory AgencyIdentifies Food Safety
Issue With GTIN3
Warehouse – GLN2
Regulatory CTIN Querying Database
CTID
Que
ry se
nt to
GLN
2
Liste
ning W
ebSe
rverCTIN
is assigned and att
ached to D
ESADV
GTI
N3
+ Lo
t Cod
e ar
e as
soci
ated
w
ith S
SCC2
and
lin
ked
to C
TID
: AD
C123
Multiple Raw Ingredient Inputs
CTE1
CTE2
CTE3
CTE4
CTID Query sent toListening GLN1 WebServer
Micro Sample
CollectedStep 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6Step 7
Querying CTID shows that GTIN3 was manufactured
at GLN1 and further investigation shows the source as contaminated
raw ingredients.
Critical Tracking Events:
– Must be unique
– Identified on invoices or via EDI
– “Key” to link other tracing data
• i.e. GS1 standards
– Allows trading partners to maintain “One-Step” traceability