Supply Chain Management An International Journal · 1998 · 46 citations · 0 references
Agri-food SystemsAgricultural EconomicsFood SystemsFood ControlScottish Agri‐food IndustryTraceabilityResilient Food SystemsFood RegulationPublic HealthFood InnovationFood PolicyHealth SciencesFood TraceabilityFood Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance SchemesCompetitve AdvantageQuality Assurance ActivitiesFood QualityMarketingFood SafetyFood RegulationsFood AuthenticityQuality AssuranceBusinessFood Systems Sustainability
This paper summarises how the Scottish agri‐food industry has been developing farm and quality assurance activities since the early 1990s as it seeks to strengthen its competitive position. It also outlines the European system of third party certification for quality assurance schemes. The paper is an introduction to a number of “insights from industry” presented to a conference on “Food Traceability ‐ What? Why? How?” which was held in Edinburgh in February 1998.