[Preliminary studies on critical control point of traceability system in wolfberry]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Jul;41(14):2619-2624. doi: 10.4268/cjcmm20161409.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

As a traditional Chinese medicine, wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) has a long cultivation history and a good industrial development foundation. With the development of wolfberry production, the expansion of cultivation area and the increased attention of governments and consumers on food safety, the quality and safety requirement of wolfberry is higher demanded. The quality tracing and traceability system of production entire processes is the important technology tools to protect the wolfberry safety, and to maintain sustained and healthy development of the wolfberry industry. Thus, this article analyzed the wolfberry quality management from the actual situation, the safety hazard sources were discussed according to the HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) and GAP (good agricultural practice for Chinese crude drugs), and to provide a reference for the traceability system of wolfberry.

Keywords: quality safety; traceability system; wolfberry.

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / standards*
  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
  • Lycium / chemistry*
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Quality Control

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal