Method and system for anonymous trace-back of food item label claims

A system for anonymous trace-back for a food item label claim, the system comprising:

• a food item comprising at least one food item component;
• a label claim for the food item, such that the label claim is related to at least label claim event in the processing history of the food item component;
• at least one entity associated with the food item component, such that the entity has a private ID and at least one public ID;
• at least one database, the database comprising
• a unique private entity ID for each entity,
• a unique identification number for the food item component,
• at least one label claim event, and
• at least one shipped event and at least one received event, such that the shipped event records the shipment of a component from a first entity, and the received event records the receipt of the component at a second entity;
• at least one data view, the data view comprising for each label claim event:
• date and time,
• unique identification number for the component of the food item,
• the transformational state of the food item,
• the label claim event identification,
• an event detail, and
• a entity public ID, such that the entity public ID can be used to obtain the entity private ID for the entity.

A method of auditing the accuracy of country of origin labeling of a food item comprising at least one food item component, the component associated with a plurality of entities, each entity located in a country and having a private ID, the method comprising:

• recording event data in at least one database, the event data comprising
• a unique private entity identification number for each entity,
• a unique identification number for the food item component,
• a plurality of COOL events associated with the food item component, the COOL events comprising BORN, RAISED/PRODUCED, and PROCESED/HARVESTED or other phrases used to denote production phases, and
• at least one shipped event and at least one received event, such that the shipped event records the shipment of a component from a first entity, and the received event records the receipt of the component at a second entity;
• extracting at least one COOL data view from the event database, the COOL data view comprising for each COOL event, shipped event, and received event associated with a component of the food item:
• date and time,
• unique identification number for the component of the food item,
• the transformational state of the food item,
• the event identification,
• an event detail, and
• a entity public ID, such that the entity public ID can be used to obtain the entity private ID for the entity;
• and
• querying the COOL data mart to audit the country of origin labeling of the food item, the querying including converting the public ID to a private ID for at least one entity.

A method of determining country of origin labeling of a food item comprising at least one food item component, the component associated with a plurality of entities, each entity located in a country and having a private ID, the method comprising:

• recording event data in at least one database, the event data comprising
• a unique private entity identification number for each entity,
• a unique identification number for the food item component,
• a plurality of COOL events associated with the food item component, such that the COOL events comprising BORN, RAISED/PRODUCED, and PROCESED/HARVESTED, and
• at least one shipped event and at least one received event, such that the shipped event records the shipment of a component from a first entity, and the received event records the receipt of the component at a second entity;
• extracting at least one COOL data view from the event database, the COOL data view comprising for each COOL event, shipped event, and received event associated with a component of the food item:
• date and time,
• unique identification number for the component of the food item,
• the transformational state of the food item,
• the event identification,
• an event detail, and
• a entity public ID, such that the entity public ID can be used to obtain the entity private ID for the entity;
• and
• determining the countries to include on the COOL label.

A system for determining and auditing country of origin labeling of a food item, the system comprising:

• a food item comprising at least one food item component;
• a country of origin label for the food item, the label alleging the countries of origin for the food item component;
• a plurality of entities associated with a food item component, such that each entity is located in a country and each entity has a private ID and at least one public ID;
• at least one event database, the event data comprising
• a unique private entity identification number for each entity,
• a unique identification number for the food item component,
• a plurality of COOL events associated with the food item component, such that the COOL events comprising BORN, RAISED/PRODUCED, and PROCESED/HARVESTED, and
• at least one shipped event and at least one received event, such that the shipped event records the shipment of a component from a first entity, and the received event records the receipt of the component at a second entity;
• and
• at least one COOL data view comprising for each COOL event, shipped event, and received event associated with a component of the food item:
• date and time,
• unique identification number for the component of the food item,
• the transformational state of the food item,
• the event identification,
• an event detail, and
• an entity public ID, such that the entity public ID can be used to obtain the entity private ID for the entity.