Abstract:

In 2011, the Commission Implementing Decision 2011/884/EU was proposed by the European Union to
strengthen the detection of genetically modified ingredients in rice products originated or produced in China. The export of
rice products from Chinese manufacturers to the EU has been seriously blocked since the implementation of the Decision.
This article is focused on the traceability chain of non-genetically modified ingredients throughout the whole production
process of rice cakes and white dry rice cake products produced by a food manufacturer in Shanghai. Information on
non-genetically modified ingredients is collected from six critical control points including cultivation, harvest, milling,
processing, storage and packaging. Then, the information is designed and encoded as six groups of codes in the format of
GS1 system. The complete set of GS1-128 code is a combination of six groups of codes in order of the process flow. By
scanning and reading the GS1-128 code, we can trace the non-genetically modified ingredients in rice cakes and white kuih.
In this way, GS1-128 codes clearly serve as a traceability system to ensure the success of the export trade of rice products.

Key words: non-genetically modified rice cake, non-genetically modified white kuih, traceability system, GS1 system