A method and system for tracking goods, etc., food products, which
involves identifying the received goods at a specified location and
thereafter assigning an encoded readable code to each of the goods which
can be only accessed by authorized personnel responsible for handling the
goods on through to and including shipment, e.g., to customers. A host
computer includes a database for encoding received identification data
and thereafter encoding same to provide the readable codes. The method
and system also allows the customer/recipient to access the codes to
discern whether he/she has received the correct goods he purchased.