Food contamination tracking system
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1. A system for tracking contamination in food products through a food processing and distribution system, comprising:
- a central computer system including at least one central computer that includes a central relational database system, said central relational database system including one or more data structures, said one or more data structures having a plurality of central records indicating the location and identity of a plurality of food items within said food processing and distribution system; and
first and second remote satellite computer systems disposed in first and second remote food processing or distribution facilities, respectively, said first system including at least a first computer and a first satellite relational database system, said first satellite relational database system including at least a first data structure, said at least a first data structure including a first plurality of records identifying a succession of first food items derived from one another, and wherein said second system including at least a second computer and a second satellite relational database system, said second satellite relational database system including at least a second data structure, said at least a second data structure including a second plurality of records identifying a succession of second food items received from said first facility, said second food items being derived from said first food items;
wherein said central computer system is configured to electronically receive said first plurality of records and said second plurality of records, and to associate said first and second plurality of records to establish a chain of said first and second food items both in space and time.
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A central computer system is connected to remote computer systems at remote food processing and distribution facilities, receives data from the remote facilities including test results regarding contamination tests performed on food items at the facilities. The computer combines the records of test results and records of food items received from both facilities to track contaminated food in the facilities.
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1. A system for tracking contamination in food products through a food processing and distribution system, comprising:
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a central computer system including at least one central computer that includes a central relational database system, said central relational database system including one or more data structures, said one or more data structures having a plurality of central records indicating the location and identity of a plurality of food items within said food processing and distribution system; and
first and second remote satellite computer systems disposed in first and second remote food processing or distribution facilities, respectively, said first system including at least a first computer and a first satellite relational database system, said first satellite relational database system including at least a first data structure, said at least a first data structure including a first plurality of records identifying a succession of first food items derived from one another, and wherein said second system including at least a second computer and a second satellite relational database system, said second satellite relational database system including at least a second data structure, said at least a second data structure including a second plurality of records identifying a succession of second food items received from said first facility, said second food items being derived from said first food items;
wherein said central computer system is configured to electronically receive said first plurality of records and said second plurality of records, and to associate said first and second plurality of records to establish a chain of said first and second food items both in space and time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking contamination in food products through a food processing and distribution system, comprising a central computer system including at least one central computer that includes a central relational database system, said central relational database system including one or more data structures, said one or more data structures having a plurality of central records indicating the location and identity of a plurality of food items within said food processing and distribution system, wherein said central computer system is configured to electronically receive a first plurality of records and a second plurality of records, and to associate said first and second plurality of records to establish a chain of a first and a second food item both in space and time;
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wherein said central computer system is configured to receive said first plurality of records from a first remote satellite computer system disposed in a first remote food processing or distribution facility, said first system including at least a first computer and a first satellite relational database system, said first satellite relational database system including at least a first data structure, said at least a first data structure including a first plurality of records identifying a succession of first food items derived from one another; and
wherein said central computer system is configured to receive said second plurality of records from a second remote satellite computer system disposed in a second remote food processing or distribution facility, said second system including at least a second computer and a second satellite relational database system, said second satellite relational database system including at least a second data structure, said at least a second data structure including a second plurality of records identifying a succession of second food items received from said first facility, said second food items being derived from said first food items. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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