Abstract:
Transparency in identifying the origin of food is a necessity. After a number of recalls and incidents related to food
insecurity around the world, consumer awareness of food security issues has increased. In this scenario, food
traceability appears as an important tool. The importance of the present paper derives from the approach to a highly
current research area, namely the guarantee of food safety, food quality and the continuous concern of alcoholic
beverage producers to obtain safe and healthy products. The main objectives and activities consist of: (1) making an
exhaustive documentation of the national and international legislation (especially that of the EU) related to the topic
addressed; (2) establishing the manufacturing recipe, the raw and auxiliary materials and the optimal technological
parameters for beer manufacturing, the development of manufacturing technological norms for the companies in the
field (internal quality standards); (3) planning and tracking the production process; (4) physico-chemical
characterization of the raw and auxiliary materials that enter the manufacturing process of the analyzed products. This
analysis can be useful for the creation and development of new guidelines to improve the production process of beer,
aiming at a higher degree of satisfaction of breweries and increasing the degree of safety of foods in the brewery chain.
