Food traceability is the most important point in food industry. We publish some withdrawing news in our website. If a factory have traceability system, it will be more easier for them to recall the product when they have a problem. According to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), traceability is keeping food products under observation during buying raw material, production and distribution , examining production chain and finding solutions for food and animal feed origin problems  European Union rules entail traceability since 2005.

The most common systems used for traceability are barcode and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems. Barcode system is a product identification system that includes digital or alpha digital sequences.

RFID system is automatic identification system that uses radio waves and includes a reader and a microchip ( there is a antenna around microchip).

For food RFID system, it works on 13,56 MHz band. The most important reason to choose this band is; its acclimatizing of flexible food labels. Also this band is not be influenced by humidity.

The properties that RFID label must include are as below;

• Distant read aperture
• High reading speed
• Resistance of dirty surfaces
• High memory
• Reading and writing function

Advantages of RFID System In Food Industry

• Reducing labor cost. It is easy to apply during storage and can be read by hand.
• RFID readers can read several labels in the same time easily and fast.
• Preventing economical looses.
• Supplying more effective traceability and control during production chain.
• Increasing consumer behaviour information. It is especially important for new products.
• Making easy to control easy to spoil products.
• Solving quality problems.
• Making easy recalling products and increasing consumer trust.

RFID system is not preferred commonly due to its economical cost today. But its advantages will make it the most used identification system in the future.

Mustard, celery, gluten and sulphides are allergen substances. When the product includes any of this substance, it has to be mentioned on product label.

According to Food Standard Agency (FSA) cocktail sausage rolls are recalled by Iceland due to some packs’ containing cheese & onion rolls instead of cocktail sausage rolls. It may cause some health problems on the people who are sensitive to allergen substances mentioned above.

Please, avoid to consume the detail given product below. If you have already bought the product, give the product back or call customer care line  01244 842 842

Product information

• Product Name: Iceland Cocktail Sausage Rolls x 50
• Date code: 3 February 2010

Sulphur dioxide is an allergen substance. That means it cause health risk on sulphur sensitive people. If a product include sulphur dioxid, it has to be mentioned on the label. Sulphur dioxide is used in foods as a preservative against microbiological spoilage.

According to Food Standard Agency (FSA)’s new TRS Wholesale Co Ltd is withdrawing some of its golden sultana raisins because the product contains sulphur dioxide, but they did not mentioned on the label.
If anyone is sensitive to sulphur, avoid of eating this product. You can see the product information below;

• Product Name: Golden Sultana Raisins
• Brand: TRS
• Best before: February 2009
• Lot Number: L8046