Data loggers aim to
trace and record environmental conditions and profiles on-the-move experiences of
a product across supply chain processes. Food preservation and deterioration
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depend on intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as storage temperature, concentration
of oxygen, relative humidity, solar radiation, acidity, microbial growth, endogenous
enzyme activities, etc. (Alasalvar et al. 2001; Zhang et al. 2009). Thus, the purpose
of traceability devices and systems is to preserve specificities of food products for
their safety and hygiene requirements as per the food standards (Sarc et al. 2010).