SGPIS Series
Structural Gaps in Product
Information Systems
A research series examining how information architecture shapes food trade, product disclosure, and cross-border documentation. Each paper applies focused governance lenses to persistent structural failures.
This research series is published by Altibbe Inc. and mirrored here for food producers, compliance teams, and trade documentation practitioners. Papers are framed within structured disclosure and trade documentation context. Primary publication and citation reference: altibbe.com/research/.
Latest Papers
Apr 2026
Producer Identity
Geographic Indication Without Disclosure Depth
The Structural Limits of AOC, AOP, and GI Systems
GI systems protect origin names effectively, but they do not document producer-level attributes. This paper examines the structural consequences for trade, buyers, and producers.
Mar 2026
Trade & Commerce
The Information Gap in Food Trade Corridors
When Products Move Faster Than Their Documentation
Food trade corridors run on documents built for clearance, not communication. The gap is structural: products move through borders faster than producer-level information can travel with them.
Six Research Tracks
Nutrition & Labeling
How nutrition information systems compress, distort, or fail
1 paper published
Trade & Commerce
Documentation gaps in cross-border food trade
1 paper published
Governance & Quality
How governance frameworks interact with product information
1 paper published
Producer Identity
How producer-level information is lost or under-represented
1 paper published
Economics & Sustainability
Information architecture and sustainability claims
Coming soon
Governance & Data
Data rights, AI, auditability, cross-border legal regimes
Coming soon