2, traceability is also the earliest in 1997, the European Union in response to the "mad cow disease" problem and the gradual establishment and improvement of food safety management system.
3, food safety traceability system, refers to the food production, supply and marketing of various links (including planting and breeding, production, circulation and sales and catering services, etc.), the quality and safety of food and its related information can be tracked downward (source of production - consumer terminals) or reverse back (consumer terminals - source of production), so that the entire production and management activities of food. Thus, the whole production and operation activities of food are always under effective monitoring. The system can clarify the responsibilities, clear management and management of the subject of the respective responsibilities, and can effectively dispose of food that does not meet safety standards, so as to ensure food quality and safety.
4, the establishment of food safety traceability system by the government-led promotion, through the participation of all parties in the food industry chain to realize. These mainly include: agricultural production bases, beef cattle breeding bases, slaughtering and processing enterprises, food processing enterprises, distribution enterprises, retail enterprises, and ultimately food consumers.