1st Edition

Food Identity Preservation and Traceability Safer Grains

By Gregory S. Bennet Copyright 2010
686 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

686 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

686 Pages
by CRC Press

A Practical Roadmap to IPT Integration From baby formula and peanut butter, to E. coli- tainted peppers and salmonella-tainted pistachios, no food product or means of its production is immune to risks. And while these risks may never be fully eliminated, identity preservation and traceability (IPT) systems make it easier to determine the source and extent of contamination, thereby reducing... Read more

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO IDENTITY PRESERVATION AND TRACEABILITY

History of Identity Preservation & Traceability (IPT)

IPT Theory, Design, Components, and interpretation

PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS

Official Seed Agencies

Industrial IPT Programs

US Standards

Canadian Standards

European Standards

International Standards

International Organic Standards

Regional and Religious Standards

AUDITORS AND LABORATORIES

Auditors

Auditing Laboratories

CONSULTIVE AND SERVICE

Contributors

IPT Software Providers

IPT Process Facilitators

Food Recalls and Insurance

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

Identity preserved Scorecard matrix

Identity preserved Cost-Benefit Spreadsheet

State of the art—Interpretation

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES

A. IPT Systems at seed production, processing, and retail stages

B. Farm IPT program and its components

C. Official US and Canadian Foundation Seed Agencies

D. EurepGAP Accreditation Bodies

E. ISO 22000:2005 General principles and basic requirements

F. HACCP Training Providers

G. IFOAM Accredited Certification Bodies

H. SQF Certification Bodies

I. International Seed Federation

J. GS1 methodology

K. US Grains Council offices locations

L. Novecta corn value enhanced grains (VEGs)

M. National Laws for Labeling GM Foods

N. Why Product Insurance is needed and what is offered

O. Sudan 1

P. Short Case Studies

Q. OurFood.com Database

R. Cost-Benefit Spreadsheet – Complete

S. Questionnaire Spreadsheet Data

Related Products, Services, and Organizations

Glossary of terms

Directory of Resources

Works Cited

Works conferred

Acknowledgements

Biography

Iowa State University, Ames, USA