<p>The present invention discloses a method, and a system for tracing food items through a packing process, the method comprising the steps of transferring said items one-by-one from the in-feed line to the packing machine; supply said transfer means with information regarding placement of each item in the packing machine; pack said item; produce identification tag with traceable information for the packed product; attach said identification tag to the packed product; wherein the tag attached to said packed product contains information to retrieve historic information of said items.</p>