Wine Traceability: A Data Model and Prototype in Albanian Context

Vine traceability is a critical issue that has gained interest internationally. Quality control programs and schemes are mandatory in many countries including EU members and the USA. Albania has transformed most of the EU regulations on food into laws. Regarding the vine sector, the obligation of wi...

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Published in:Foods 2016-02, Vol.5 (1), p.11
Main Authors: Vukatana, Kreshnik, Sevrani, Kozeta, Hoxha, Elira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albania
automation
barcoding
European Union
food safety
International Organization for Standardization
interviews
laws and regulations
markets
product chain
prototypes
real-time notification
risk assessment
supply chain
traceability
traceability information system
United States
vines
wine data model
wines
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Summary:Vine traceability is a critical issue that has gained interest internationally. Quality control programs and schemes are mandatory in many countries including EU members and the USA. Albania has transformed most of the EU regulations on food into laws. Regarding the vine sector, the obligation of wine producers to keep traceability data is part of the legislation. The analysis on the interviews conducted with Albanian winemakers show that these data are actually recorded only in hard copy. Another fact that emerges from the interviews is that only two producers have implemented the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards on food. The purpose of this paper is to develop an agile and automated traceability system based on these standards. We propose a data model and system prototype that are described in the second and third section of this work. The data model is an adaption along the lines of the GS1 (Global Standards One) specifications for a wine supply chain. The proposed prototype has a key component that is mobile access to the information about wine through barcode technology. By using this mechanism the consumer obtains transparency on his expectations concerning the quality criteria. Another important component of the proposed system in this paper is a real-time notification module that works as an alert system when a risk is identified. This can help producers and authorities to have a rapid identification of a contaminated product. It is important in cases when recalling the product from the market or preventing it from reaching the consumer.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods5010011