There are several traceability Control Points in the GS1 Global Traceability Checklist that fulfil traceability requirements present in other Traceability Standards or BMP Standards.

This document contains all the levels of compliance that an organisation must meet to successfully complete a Traceability Assessment. Key control points must be fulfilled to comply with the traceability framework based on the GS1 GTS. The document is divided into 12 sections. It contains a total of 73 Control Points, divided into the following levels:

The following referenced traceability and codification standard documents are essential as the basis of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited is applicable. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced

In the preparation of this standard, the following international regulations are the basis of key traceability requirements:

■ The EU Regulation (CE) N° 178/2002, “Laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety” of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 28, 2002.

The outline of the document is as follows:

■ Introduction: Introduces the compliance criteria based on the GS1 Global Traceability Standard (GS1 GTS), the compliance levels and relationship with other traceability standards, regulatory and commercial requirements.

This document outlines assessment criteria for Global Traceability Conformance for the wide range of food and non-food consumer goods. It defines essential elements for the development of best-practices for the global production and distribution of trade items by any industry where traceability is needed or required.

A traceability gap analysis tool is critical for any Organisation or sector that produces goods or provides services that must meet specific customer, regulatory and operational objectives. An existing traceability system can be tested through a robust tool with guidelines that ensure required data and information is recorded and is reflected along the supply chain, from point of production to customer.