The identification number of each box received is scanned at retailers and reported as an EPCIS transaction event, transferring information about time/date of arrival and location of the box. If the retailer is a store, fish fillets from the
5 kg cardboard boxes are sold to end consumers in wrap-up paper labelled with a sticker including a barcode and traceability information in plain text. This sale is reported as an EPCIS aggregation event. If the retailer is a restaurant, the fish is sold to end consumers as a component in meals, which is reported as an EPCIS quantity event. Traceability information is provided in plain text on the menu. When reporting sales of fresh fish to end consumers according to the EPCIS standard, it is common to include extraction and presentation of stored traceability informationand final reporting of units used as EPCIS object events at the end of the supply chain.