While it is important to express one's own interests, it is also very important to understand what other people think about the same subject. This section tries to give some hints at what other actors in the food supply chain might thinkabout the topics that you care about. Of course you can always change the viewpoint, but this is a good place to introduce yourself to other people's thinking.
What other people think
Consumer |
Consumers will expect public authority to ensure that the food they eat is safe. Consumers will expect that the food has been quality controlled by all actors involved in food production and management, and that this is monitored and enforced by the authorities. Further, the consumers expect that the public authority will provide measures to prevent food scares and in case of food scares, reduce and eliminate the causes and effects. Go to viewpoint. |
Operational |
Public authorities will expect that traceability information will be made available to them. Actors responsible for operations may not necessarily feel that it is appropriate to give them access to all information. Operators would expect that the laws and regulations enforced also applies for their trading partners, competitors and other actors in the market. The operators would require that sensitive information exposed to the authorities will be managed in a secure and reliable way. Go to viewpoint. |
Supply chain |
As with the operational level, public authorities will expect that traceability will enable them to have better overview over movements of food stuffs within the supply chain. However, actors responsible for operations may not necessarily feel that it is appropriate to give access to all information. The supply chain in such, will not be a legal entity that needs to answer to authorities, but every actor will have separate roles (see operational view). Go to viewpoint. |
Quality Assurance |
Quality assurance actors would expect that the authorities provide and enforce laws and regulations that can be used to ensure a continued quality in the food chains. Traceability can be used to monitor and document quality both towards the authorities and between the different actors in the food value chains. Go to viewpoint.Quality assurance actors would expect that the authorities provide and enforce laws and regulations that can be used to ensure a continued quality in the food chains. Traceability can be used to monitor and document quality both towards the authorities and between the different actors in the food value chains. Go to viewpoint. |
ICT |
ICT actors will be interested in how they might best fulfill both companies and public authorities requirements. ICT needs to balance the schism between the authorities requirements of transparency related to food production and management, and the need for operator privacy. This must be solved through security solutions when communicating and sharing information. Go to viewpoint. |