According to ISO standard, 8.5.2, Identification and Traceability is used to identify products or services.
Identification and traceability refer to the process of the identification and current status of goods that have been produced or are currently being produced.
The ISO 9001 standards require organizations to
- Establish a method of identification and the current status of products being produced
- This method must be continually maintained
- Each product being produced must be given a serial or batch number so that it can be identified
