The FoodChain-Lab web application: A comprehensive software for visualizing and analysing complex global food supply chain networks
2024
Falenski, Alexander | Lewicki, Birgit | Rügen, Marco | Weiser, Armin A. | Käsbohrer, Annemarie | Tenhagen, Bernd-Alois | Gottschald, Marion
In the era of globalized food and feed trade, innovative software tools are crucial for swiftly and reliably resolving foodborne crises. FoodChain-Lab Web (FCL Web; https://fcl-portal.bfr.berlin/) serves as such a tool. FCL Web is free and open-source software designed to facilitate the tracing of food along complex global supply chains during foodborne disease outbreaks or other food-related incidents. FCL Web integrates interactive tracing data visualization, analysis and reporting into a single modular tracing platform. The interactive analysis module, developed in collaboration with EFSA, provides automated visualization of supply chains tailored to user needs. A data table presents key information on involved food business operators and food items, featuring comprehensive filter functions for detailed analysis. Moreover, the analysis module facilitates simulations of hypothetical cross-contamination or geographic clustering events during outbreaks through a scoring algorithm for deliveries and food business operators. A pilot version of a reporting module has been integrated into FCL Web as well to present tracing and case information in a format suitable for publishing tracing results in outbreak reports. During the Software Fair, a demo will introduce the key functionalities of FCL Web to interested users. It will also be possible to try out the tool within a realistic scenario of a foodborne incident.
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