Advances in Food Traceability Techniques and Technologies

Montserrat Espiñeira studied essential and health biology and she completed her PhD in the University of Vigo. Her research works are focused in molecular biology: species identification, population studies, pathogen identification and detection, allergens, epigenetic studies. Since 2004, she has worked in ANFACO-CECOPESCA, a national scope private Technological Center, globally recognized, with more than 60 years giving technological and R&D services to companies of fish products transformation sector, aquaculture and similar companies. She manages the Molecular Biology Specialized Unit, the only laboratory accredited by ENAC with a List of Assays under accreditation (LEBA) for species identification. Moreover she is the responsible for the Life Sources, Aquaculture and managing its Traceability Division. Her latest research in this field is focused on molecular tools developed for control and prevention of several pathologies linked to fish farming and traceability control in alimentary sector. Francisco J. Santaclara studied Biological Sciences in the Vigo University in 1998-2002. In 2008 he obtained the PhD in the same university. His research works are focused in fish and land animal species identification, pathogen identification and detection, allergens, all of them using molecular techniques based on DNA study.He worked in the National Association of Sea and Fish Canned Food Producers- National Technical Center for Fishing Products) in the period 2003-2008, where he was the person in charge of the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Unit. In the period 2010-2013 worked as researcher in the Food Biochemistry Group of the Institute of Marine Research belonging to the Spanish National Research Council.

• 1. What Is Food Traceability?2. Defining and Analyzing Traceability Systems in Food Supply Chains3. Problems and Implementation Hurdles in Food Traceability4. Alphanumerical and Optical Coding Systems for Food Traceability5. Radio-Frequency Identification Usage in Food Traceability6. The Use of Molecular Biology Techniques in Food Traceability7. Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Food Authenticity8. The Use of ICP-MS in Food Traceability9. Future Technology in Tracing Animals on the Food Chain10. Traceability Software for the Food Industry11. Real-Time Tracking and Remote Monitoring in Food Traceability12. Legal Requirements for Food Traceability in the European Union13. Legal Requirements and Regulation for Food Traceability in the United States14. Effective Use of Food Traceability in Product Recall15. Analytical Approaches for the Evaluation of Food Protected Designation of Origin16. Effective Use of Food Traceability in Cereal Grain Food Supply Chains17. Effective Use of Food Traceability in Meat Supply Chains18. A Closed-Loop Traceability System to Improve Logistics Decisions in Food Supply Chains: A Case Study on Dairy Products19. Effective Use of Food Traceability in Animal Feed