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Origin Verification Across Industries
From natural colors to cotton, coffee to hemp -- our forensic origin-fingerprinting technology verifies geographic origin across the supply chain.
Featured Focus
Paprika & Natural Colors
The U.S. food industry is rapidly shifting from synthetic to natural colorants, with paprika oleoresin among the most important. However, an estimated 70% of the world's paprika peppers are grown in regions of China identified as at-risk for forced labor under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), making any product derived from these areas subject to import restrictions.
As demand for natural colorants surges -- the paprika oleoresin market is expected to grow from $150M to $260M in five years -- the risk of paprika from at-risk regions entering U.S. supply chains has never been higher. FloraTrace can identify the geographic origin of peppers and paprika through forensic isotopic and trace element fingerprinting.
UFLPA Risk: Paprika from at-risk regions for forced labor cannot be imported into the United States. India produces 88% of paprika oleoresins, primarily using imported peppers -- many from these at-risk areas.
Proven Science: Our origin fingerprinting methodology was central evidence in a landmark $40M+ agricultural origin lawsuit for Kona coffee. The same science applies to paprika.
How It Works: Sample collection, elemental and isotopic analysis, ML-driven origin prediction. Turnaround in ~14 days.
Retail Survey
How Much Illegal Paprika Is in Your Supply Chain?
Origin verification of retail paprika products across 9 U.S. grocery stores
of retail paprika predicted Chinese origin — none labeled as such
flagged as originating from at-risk regions for forced labor
with U.S. origin claims predicted Chinese — 71% of those flagged as at-risk origin
of world's paprika grown in regions subject to the UFLPA
FloraTrace, Inc. Retail Paprika Survey Report, March 2026. Products tested using elemental and isotopic fingerprinting.
Harvest to Hue Act
H.R. 3358 aims to bolster U.S. agriculture's role in supplying natural colorants, including provisions for increasing domestic paprika production.
AD/CVD Petitions
Anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions filed against Indian paprika oleoresin with estimated dumping margins of 181-223%.
UFLPA Enforcement
Since July 2022, CBP has detained over 16,000 shipments worth ~$3.7 billion. The same scrutiny must extend to paprika oleoresin.
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Additional Verification Programs
Our origin verification technology extends across multiple industries and supply chains.
Supporting the coffee supply chain
Coffee Verification Program
FloraTrace provides targeted solutions for the coffee industry. Coffee growers, distributors and retailers seek to protect and demonstrate that their products are authentic and derive from specific locations. Our origin fingerprinting technology was central evidence in a landmark $40M+ class action lawsuit regarding false designation of origin for Kona coffee.
Request a CallSupporting the cotton supply chain
Cotton - Mislabeling
A key supply chain risk is mislabeling of raw materials origin to hide materials from regions utilizing forced labor. Our technologies monitor the actual material, not just the label on the packaging. Consider cotton garments produced in China using cotton from at-risk regions, transshipped to Vietnam, and exported to the U.S. labeled as "Made in Vietnam". Our isotopic and trace element analysis detects the geographic origin of the raw material.
Request a CallSupporting the food supply chain
Tomatoes and Mixing/Commingling
A key risk in supply chains is purposely commingling or mixing raw materials from different geographic origins to launder illicit materials. An example would be mixing tomatoes from at-risk regions with tomatoes grown in India to be exported as "Indian Tomatoes" for processing in Italy. Our isotopic and trace element analysis detects and identifies geographic origin of mixture components.
Request a CallSupporting the hemp supply chain
Hemp Verification Program
Hemp oil and hemp-derived CBD are becoming ubiquitous in consumer-packaged goods. Consumers pay higher prices for products grown in well-known regions and produced in specific ways. Growers operating within these regions seek to elevate the value of their product and protect their brand identity and integrity.
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Our team of scientists and engineers can develop a verification program tailored to your industry and specific materials.
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