Examples of the application of the European UNI EN ISO certification system to digital and fisical keys
EXAMPLE:
UNI EN ISO 22005 - Certification of the Traceability System in the Food and Feed Chain.
The ABORIGINS certification applies to the entire supply chain or to specific sections of it, across a wide range of sectors, from animal feed to meat and food products. The standard's objective is to help companies document a product's history, ensuring it can be traced back to its place of origin at any time.
In practice, tracking each production batch throughout the supply chain—and thus making it traceable—involves carrying out a series of operations aimed at collecting the data generated every time a production stage is completed along the supply chain, wherever it may be.
The voluntary ISO 22000 and 22005 standards on traceability are also in high demand as a requirement for demonstrating the origin of products and the raw materials used.
In fact, the standard bases its principles on the ability of an organization, defined as the Lead Partner, to establish rules capable of guaranteeing, at every stage of the supply chain, all those elements of quality, food safety, and traceability that are now considered important information for the consumer. Each stakeholder's commitment to complying with the aforementioned requirements is demonstrated by formal agreements that they must individually sign with the lead organization.
Today, one of the elements considered by consumers to be among the most relevant and valuable is undoubtedly the product's origin. Precisely because of people's growing awareness of these aspects of product traceability and safety, the number of companies undertaking the certification process for their supply chain is on the rise, both for products of animal and plant origin, and for industrial production where components are critical to the specifications demanded by the market.
Therefore, to demonstrate this, the lead organization entrusts an independent third party with the verification process throughout the entire supply chain.
Example - The food supply chain. The sectors most sensitive to such certification are certainly the food supply chains (e.g., the canned food industry (tomatoes), the production of extra virgin olive oil for the plant-based sector, and the dairy supply chains for the animal-based sector) . But that's not all: companies and the market face an increasing number of requirements or demands to meet, originating from the pharmaceutical, medical, electronics, fashion, and quality processing sectors.
Furthermore, it is important to emphasize how certification helps ensure consumer safety and protect them from potential food fraud, particularly regarding the product's origin.
The certification process involves the following steps, which AbOriginis carries out through its own structure:
request for a quote
acceptance of the quote
conducting a preliminary audit (optional)
conducting a certification audit (divided into two phases)
management of any non-conformities identified
certification decision
annual maintenance checks.
The design of a traceability system must necessarily define the following aspects:
objectives of the traceability system
regulations and documents applicable to the traceability system
products and ingredients subject to traceability
position of each organization in the food supply chain, identification of suppliers and customers
flows of materials
information to be managed
procedures
methods for managing the supply chain.