Affiliation:
1. National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Abstract
The chapter addresses the significance of food traceability in the food system because, in an era where consumers demand transparency in the food supply chain, traceability emerges as a pivotal solution, ensuring food safety and the quality of food products. It also draws attention to the possible health risks and outbreaks that are associated with foods along with current challenges in ensuring food traceability to combat these health risks and outbreaks. Key components of farm-to-fork traceability are different food analysis techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography, Raman spectroscopy, next-generation sequencing, DNA sequencing, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay have been proposed to trace pathogens and pesticide residues to ensure food safety and quality.