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O blogue
Análises, guias regulamentares e boas práticas para produtores, transformadores e distribuidores alimentares.
O pensamento VeraTrace — as oito posições que estes artigos estabelecem, numa página. O fio que as fabrica — todos os artigos da família, série a série.
O que fazer, até quando e com que provas: EUDR, EGalim, AGEC, faturação eletrónica, HACCP, recolhas, rotulagem.
Choosing HACCP software: what really separates the tools
Floor app, proof platform, ERP module: what each family does well and badly, the six questions that commit a vendor, and how to read a quote where the advertised price is almost never the price paid.
Traceability APIs: what to ask a software vendor before you sign
Call rate, export format, guaranteed availability, reversibility: the technical questions a non-developer can ask to assess a traceability API without getting locked into a tool.
Self-declaration vs third-party certification: the difference that matters to a buyer
A “pesticide-free” claim freely chosen by a producer and a label audited by an independent body do not carry the same evidential weight, even when they look alike on a package. How to tell them apart, and why both have their place.
Choosing food traceability software: the criteria that matter
Spreadsheet, ERP, dedicated solution: what really separates traceability tools, the questions to ask before signing, and the signs that a tool will not hold up on the day of an inspection or a recall.
How a label is audited: the certification process explained
Document audit, on-site audit, sampling, minor and major non-conformities: what actually happens between the certification application and the logo on the package, from the producer’s side.
A food-safety inspection on the farm: what to expect on the day
An inspector from the DDPP, the French departmental food-safety inspectorate, turns up without an appointment. What they check first, in what order, what they are entitled to ask for, and how a visit actually unfolds — beyond the food-safety management plan itself.
Becoming a school-canteen supplier in France: what EGalim really requires
The organic and “sustainable and quality” thresholds of France’s EGalim law, what counts as local despite the term having no legal definition, and how to answer a collective-catering tender without getting lost.
EGalim: France’s food law explained simply, what has been mandatory and since when
The French national food conference, organic thresholds, limits on promotions, a vegetarian menu: EGalim brings together several distinct obligations that came into force on different dates. The full overview, without jargon.
Packaging: what France’s AGEC law actually requires in 2026
Triman, sorting information, packaging EPR, the phased ban on single-use plastic — what already applies, what remains unclear, and the labelling mistakes that come up most often.
Os economistas, os filósofos e as objeções que levantamos contra nós próprios: porque é que a prova custa o que custa, e quem a paga.
O olhar que não se pode devolver
«Isto é vigilância»: com Foucault e o panóptico, as três propriedades de um dispositivo de vigilância — e quais um registo pode inverter, quais nunca.
From the Normalbaum to the label: being able to unfold the simplification
A label makes a complex reality legible, and that is an essential function. What remains is being able to look behind the category — without abolishing it or discrediting it.
O número de lote é uma glândula pineal
Descartes separava o pensamento e a extensão, depois voltava a colá-los pela glândula pineal. A rastreabilidade declarativa faz o mesmo com o número de lote.
O mercado dos limões: o que Akerlof diz sobre a rastreabilidade
A teoria do «mercado dos limões» de George Akerlof (Prémio Nobel 1970) explica porque, sem prova, a qualidade invisível de um produto acaba paga ao preço médio — e como a rastreabilidade lhe responde.
La majorité n’est pas une preuve
Pareto, puis Allais : le consentement du grand nombre n’est pas un critère de vérité. Deux mille avis disent ce que les gens pensent d’un restaurant, pas d’où viennent ses tomates — et nous avons dû l’appliquer à notre propre code.
Exposer des paroles, exposer des traces
X rend visible qui dit quoi, et ses Community Notes ont même cessé de compter les voix. Un registre économique doit faire autre chose : rendre visibles les traces — et assumer qu’en ordonnant ce qu’on voit, il exerce un pouvoir.
O problema da prova não esperou pela rastreabilidade. De Ítaca ao Oceano de Leite, o que outras tradições já tinham compreendido.
Anansi : toute la sagesse ne tient pas dans le pot
Anansi enferme toute la sagesse du monde dans un pot, et son fils lui apprend comment le porter. Ce que cette réfutation coûte — et pourquoi une revendication de complétude ne devrait jamais être écrite.
Dede Korkut : le nom vient après l’acte
Chez les Oghouz, l’enfant n’a pas de nom tant qu’il n’a rien fait. Quatre rôles séparés, un nom qui contient sa justification — puis quarante hommes qui le détruisent en deux fois vingt. Ce qu’un registre doit à celui qu’il a qualifié.
Le bol qui ne mesure pas l’eau
La tanast, bol percé qui coule pour marquer un tour d’eau, ne mesure pas des litres : elle mesure un droit. Ce qu’un instrument local enseigne sur les unités, les rôles et la façon dont une pénurie se répartit.
Le temple qui reste le même
Tous les vingt ans, Ise est rebâti à neuf sur le terrain d’à côté, et le vieux bois part servir ailleurs. Ce qu’un sanctuaire sans matière stable enseigne à un registre — et pourquoi une rupture inscrite vaut mieux qu’une continuité supposée.
Qui tient les greniers ?
Joseph avait raison de stocker. Mais la Genèse raconte aussi le prix payé ensuite, en quatre étapes — l’argent, le bétail, les terres, les personnes — et l’impôt d’exception devenu loi permanente.
Le tableau qui n’oublie pas
Les sceaux des collectionneurs sur les peintures chinoises : une provenance qui s’accumule sur l’objet — jusqu’au jour où on le remonte, et où l’histoire est séparée de la chose qu’elle racontait.