Miller Magazine Issue: 119 November 2019

Changing landscape for food traceability Consumers expect safe and nutritious foods. They also expect all participants in the supply chain to have effective practices in place that allow for the rapid identification, location, and withdrawal of food lots when problems are suspected or confirmed. The ability to monitor the past of a food product, to gather all the information about handover during the supply chain, in a precise and formalized form is a must for the public as well as for the provision of modern companies and food safety. However, ensuring that effective practices are in place across a complex and global supply chain is an on-going challenge. The incre- ased focus on food safety and consumer awareness raise the need for the identification and adoption of business practices that will aid the ability of the trading partners in the food industry to track and trace a product throughout the supply chain. Consumers demand that primary producers and raw material supp- liers be fully integrated into the traceability system and global food companies face rising pressure to address problems across agricul- tural regions as consumers pay more attention to where their food comes from and how it is produced. Companies are responding in part by serving up new information online about the commodities they buy around the world. For decades, finding detailed information about supply chains was challenging. Sourcing and transactions were often considered trade secrets, and problems were largely kept out of pub- lic view. However, with modern internet-based traceability systems, information-based food preferences can be offered to consumers. Computing power, including satellite mapping, has made it easier to collate information and track conditions in farming areas. Developing cloud-based systems can, for example, document the source of whe- at used by the flour producer as a raw material. Flour producers can trace back wheat in their silos. Even in the flour industry, which is one of the most difficult sectors for traceability, if these can be done now, it seems to me that the days when food safety is fully ensured is not too far away. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK company/miller-magazine millermagazine MillerMagazine Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd. Gökevler Mah. 2312 Sok. No:16/37 Ginza Corner Plaza, Esenyurt / İstanbul - TURKEY T. +90 212 347 31 64 F. +90 212 212 02 04 www.millermagazine.com info@millermagazine.com On Behalf of Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd., Owner Zübeyde Kavraz Responsible Manager Muhammed Akatay Editor-in-Chief Namık Kemal Parlak Editors Mustafa Yağmurlu Cemalettin Kanaş Sales and Marketing Inji Aydash Burcu Çetin İlknur Durmaz Art Director and Visual Design Alparslan Murat Aysu Corporate Communication Executive Derya Gülsoy Yıldız Consultancy Board Derviş Toprak Ergin Ünver Mehmet Şerif Gültay Zafer Ergezen Referee and Scientific Advisory Board Prof.Dr. Mustafa Bayram Prof. Gustavo Sosa Prof.Dr. Hazım Özkaya Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş. Merkez Mah. 29 Ekim Cad. No: 11 A 41 Yenibosna-Bahçelievler-İstanbul Tel: 0212 454 30 00 All copyrights belong to Parantez Publishing. © May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers. ISSN 1309-6125 Copyright Page