DAFF 2023, National Agricultural Traceability Strategy 2023 to 2033, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Canberra, July, 2023.

Excerpt of Purpose:

The National Agricultural Traceability Strategy 2023 to 2033 outlines a common and enduring approach to coordination of current and emerging issues, and application of previous National Traceability Framework (NTF) 2019 elements (NTF; The Traceability Working Group 2019). The overarching purpose of the strategy is to align and maintain momentum with relevant stakeholders around a common vision for an enhanced national agricultural traceability ecosystem. The strategy focuses on the whole agricultural supply chain, and supports agricultural products and value-adding benefits domestically and internationally. It has a particular focus on agricultural commodities and products (including First Nations Australians’ products), live production animals and biosecurity emergency response, while being highly relevant to broader product movements. It does not address banking, finance and insurance traceability aspects.

Traceability of Produce, FSANZ (2023)

Excerpt from Fact Sheet:

If you’re a grower or primary processor of berries, leafy vegetables or melons, being able to track where your produce has come from and gone to will help you respond quickly if something goes wrong, and will prevent people becoming ill.

Walker, G. S. (2017). Food authentication and traceability: An Asian and Australian perspective. Food Control, 72, 168.

Abstract:

This paper considers the current status, the changes, and the challenges of food authentication and traceability with specific reference to the Asian and Australian perspective. Building on the experience of the author (who has presented at seven International Atomic Energy Agency Regional Training Courses in Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and The Philippines), and some relevant case studies, the use of chemical analysis for identification of the origin and potential adulteration of foods and beverages will be discussed. Examples of applications of these techniques include: 1) detecting passing off produce from country A as coming from other countries or conversely passing off non-country A produce as if they originated from country A, and 2) detecting, and prosecuting, people who were taking seafood from a protected marine area and claiming it came from another area. Some reasons why countries in the Asian and Australian region are interested in using these techniques to investigate food authentication and traceability include: desire to have confidence in what we are eating, desire to pay a correct price for the product, health and food safety issues, prevention of criminal activities, and safeguarding environments by preventing the spread of disease and invasion of non-indigenous species. Food and food security is a growing global concern and having a reliable, confirmable, diet is a daily concern for inhabitants of the Asian and Australian region.