Product traceability is the process of maintaining records of all materials and parts from purchasing to finished goods where a unique number identify a part, batch, or a finished product.
Traceability provides the ability to identify and track the product or a component to its point of origin.  The point of origin may be a particular lot or batch, production line and time frame, field, or supplier.  Product traceability is very important to reliability and quality. On the basis of this with the aim of optimizing the quality of the product, Prosciuttificio San Michele has launched a strict collaboration with the agricultural firm Campo Bo, located in Parma area, owner of six pig breeding. Indeed, the animal is the starting point to information flow, monitoring what happens from the birth of animal to the slaughterhouse.

Campo Bo company has carried out an experimental project “Trace Pig” that calculates to insert a microchip into the animal’s ear, this helps us to have complete traceability in Prosciutto di Parma, beginning with the birth of the piglet, following with the feeding and raising techniques respecting its well-being, right up to the slaughtering and the long.
In this way it is available a clear and transparent identification of each product, that will be suitable also via internet. Every actor could product a paper giving all the necessary information about products.
We strongly believe that only this special care and control of animals could ensure high quality, principal aim of our behavior and work.