Guidance
Food traceability for businesses
Learn about food traceability requirements, including how food businesses can trace food through the supply chain and the records they need to keep.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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Traceability is the ability to track a food product and its ingredients through the supply chain from production, processing and distribution to the final point of sale. It helps businesses and regulators identify where food has come from, where it has gone, and which products may be affected during a food safety incident.
This guidance focuses on food, but there are also specific traceability requirements for feed, food producing animals and substances intended for use in food or feed.