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Project aims to quickly track poisonous food to source

Updated Mon. Nov. 24 2008 8:57 PM ET
The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG -- A pilot project in Manitoba has shown that is possible to track food backward from the store to the farm -- something that could be invaluable in the event of another food-borne disease outbreak.

The project was a joint effort between the province, computer company IBM and 16 farmers, processing plants, truckers and retail stores.

Dr. Wayne Lees, Manitoba's chief veterinary officer, explained Monday that expanding on the success of the pilot project would require a move away from a paper trail toward a computerized one.

I thought they were doing something like this in the UK, too.  Farm to Fork.