Due to the concerns about food safety, especially on the history of products, a so called trace-ability (trace-back) system is being developed.

The ranch records the individual history of all cattle, using both of EID (Electronic ID tag) and traditional ear tags, and Masami Foods puts the processing number on each carcass, which coincides with the ear tag number.

The packaged products are numbered with the reference code on each box label, and this reference number is the key to access the database.

Once the reference number is given, Masami Foods picks up the history of the specific cattle like the birth, age, processing, etc., required as the trace-back information.