In the past, the process of tracking the supplier information needed to validate ingredient and production data was manual and often inaccurate, causing problems of accuracy and immediacy when contamin­ation, recalls or mislabeling arose. To combat this, technology has been put in place to help brands adhere to high standards.

Originally developed for the grocery industry in the wake of food contamination incidents, tools known as brand compliance solutions substantially reduce the time it takes a retailer to determine the facts of an issue and take the appropriate steps to resolve it.