Earlier this month UK dairy farmers and processing firms agreed a voluntary code of practice to help make contracts more transparent and develop "trust" within the industry.
Governments could define best practice on dealing with information flows and the processing of data, just as they require firms to label processed foods with the ingredients or impose public-health standards.
She said trace contamination with other animals - including pig and horse - could take place at abattoirs and processing plants dealing with more than one species "even with thorough cleaning and good hygiene practice".
Some industries such as banking are fairly well along in making computer systems year-2000 compliant, but others, including food processing, agriculture and farming, some government services, construction, law, and medical practice are lagging, Marcoccio said.
Through the Electronic Healthcare Records (HER) and Practice Management (PM) software and services Costco members can simplify and save time in filling prescriptions and processing claims at a low price.