REICO SPEDITION FOCUSES RFID ON THE BACKTRACKING OF FOOD

Abstract: The German logistics company ReiCo Spedition in Nunsdorf (Zossen, Brandenburg) has successfully implemented and tested a system to backtrack goods dispatched through the transport chains of two large food suppliers - Nordmilch and Frischdienst, together with the Technische Fachhochschule Wildau (University of Applied Sciences Wildau). The pilot project called RÜFILOG - "Backtracking through the application of RFID-Technology in Transport Logistics for small and medium-sized enterprises for cool and fresh goods" is promoted by the support of the Stiftung Industrieforschung (Foundation for Industrial Development). The European Union regulation No. 178/2002, which came into force on the 1st January 2005, created the need for an efficient procedure for the backtracking of goods to, and from ReiCo.