{"id":1768,"date":"2016-07-21T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2016-07-21T08:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T12:00:06","slug":"why-is-traceability-such-a-complex-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/why-is-traceability-such-a-complex-challenge\/2016\/07\/21\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Traceability Such a Complex Challenge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Despite tremendous progress, there is still much work to do.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/bigstock-apples-in-wooden-crates-on-mar-27011264-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"crates of apples\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" \/>&#8220;Four years after the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) target date set by the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh 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