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Processors
17 articles
Digital product passport (DPP): what the ESPR regulation will require
The ESPR regulation introduces the digital product passport category by category, starting with iron and steel. What it will have to contain, why it does not apply to foodstuffs, and what actually applies to a food producer.
Responding to a retailer’s specification without giving away your margin
What a central purchasing body is entitled to demand, what is negotiable, and what costs more to supply than to refuse. How to read a traceability/quality specification without simply submitting to it.
Traceability data security: what a supplier must guarantee
Who can see your data, where it is hosted, what happens in the event of a breach — the security guarantees to check before entrusting your traceability to a third-party tool, in non-technical language.
Structuring your lot numbering: the foundation that makes everything else possible
A badly designed lot number breaks traceability before the first scan. What an identifier must encode, the pitfalls of numbering by date alone, and how to migrate without losing the history.
Moving your food-safety management plan to digital: a practical guide
What an inspection actually asks for, what you can digitise without changing everything, how to structure records so they hold up under scrutiny — with a starting checklist.