Food traceability system from governmental, corporate, and consumer perspectives in the European Union and China: A comparative review

An Empirical Study on the Dairy Product Consumers’ Intention to Adopt the Food Traceability’s Technology: Push-Pull-Mooring Model Integrated by D&M ISS Model and TPB With ITM

“…The aim of FTS is to determine the food source, protect the food in transit, and reduce the time and cost associated with food recall. A complete FTS, including harvesting, processing, transportation, storage, distribution, and sales, can track products by updating data that are important to the consumers at each stage, such as the product origin, processing mode, storage conditions, and expiration date ( Qiana et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Many researches have indicated that traceability awareness and recommendations are issues of specific products and certain countries, and previous work of different researchers mainly focused on analyzing consumers’ preferences for FTS and its influencing factors, and evaluating the role of global consumers in the quality assurance characteristics of food traceability systems, including the United States, Canada, and Korea ( Qiana et al, 2020 ).…”

Blockchain technology and traceability in the agrifood industry

“…The object of traceability is defined as Traceable Resource Unit (TRU) (Aung & Chang, 2014) and each agrifood supply chain has its own TRU, as it depends on the structure of the supply chain itself and on national regulations (Albergamo et al., 2018; Badia‐Melisa, Mishra, & Ruiz‐Garcia, 2015; Freitas, Vaz‐Pires, & Câmara, 2020; Mottese et al., 2018; Mottese et al., 2020; Qian et al., 2020). In case of ham supply chain, for instance, the TRU is the pork leg and it can be traced from the farm to the market shelf; a similar approach can also be applied to beef, lamb, and chicken meat.…”

“…Traceability can be performed by means of various technologies and under various aspects, such as origin authentication, adulteration, and species or cultivar substitution (Albergamo et al., 2018; Badia‐Melisa et al., 2015; Freitas et al., 2020; Mottese et al., 2018; Mottese et al., 2020; Qian et al., 2020), and BCTs could improve food traceability in each phase (Kamilaris, Fonts, & Prenafeta‐Boldù, 2019). Indeed, as recently revised by Kamilaris et al.…”

Filling the trust gap of food safety in food trade between the EU and China: An interconnected conceptual traceability framework based on blockchain

“…As an integral part of food security, food safety has received increased international attention in public regulation, private supply chain coordination, and international trade for the past two decades (Unnevehr, 2015). Concerns about food safety represent a significant barrier to food trade between China and the EU (Prakash, 2014). Exporting countries holding a comparative advantage in these produces (i.e., exporting countries have the priority to refuse food based on standards) often struggle to meet strict food safety standards due to inadequate traceability, poor storage, limited access to certification bodies, etc.…”