Traceability Of Regulated Materials

Traceability is the capacity to recover background, application or localization of an item, through a single, standard and registered identification. It is the identification process necessary to follow all events, occurrences, handlings and movements of a product. Generally speaking, companies and governments in the world are seeking ways for tracing the distribution of controlled products, such as food, medicines, firearms and explosives, within the supply chain as to increase safety of its consumers and the environment (ISO 14000).