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Operating principle
The isotope analytics is based on a comparison of isotope values of known geographical origin with isotope values stemming from an origin which is under examination.
If it can be stated that both isotope values after measurement and analysis are equal according to statistical principles, then it is safe to say that both the reference value from the known geographical origin and the analyzed sample have the same already known origin.
The more isotope values of known origins are available in the data base, the better is the comparison basis and the better is the origin determination precision. Every product type has a database on its own which is generated for that product type.
Our clients have the option to vary the number of entries ionto the database to tailor the needed effort to their particular needs.
The geographical retraceability can refer to continents, countries, regions down to an exact definition of production sites and fields.
Benefit of a common use
The retraceability by means of a database offers the advantage that an instrument of retraceability can be commonly build by an interest sharing group, not only by a single company.
This is suitable for production companionships association members, members of quality companionships or monitoring institutions. Mutually initiating the creation of a database allows the participating organizations to take advantage of the full database at relatively low costs due to cost sharing.
It is possible as well that producers or traders build a database for offering the possibility to their clients to determine the origin of the delivered goods at any time if necessary. This creates a whole new trust level and product security. Very different models can be financially attractive for both sides.
Other benefits
Other benefits of a database based retraceability:
- Rapid access to the reference data at any time
- Individual configuration of the base data according to the objectives
- Optimum analysis basis due to comprehensive data material
- Complement and flexible adaptation to new objectives possible
- One time reference sampling according to individual specifications
- User community of the database can be defined individually
- Marketing argument
- Cost advantages
The deployment of a database retraceability system offers advantages over the reference sample system and the ISO-ID marking system particularly in those cases, in which
- the data fundament is needed to be of the same quality and validated at any time;
- the aim is a more frequent or longer term usage of the data fundament;
- it is not possible to acquire reference samples meeting the given requirements at any time;
- storage costs, - effort and - risk cannot be tolerated.
