Farmsoft traceability
Fresh produce traceability app
Automatic traceability for packers, processors, wholesalers, importers and exporters: every receival, batch and shipment recorded by scan, recalls and audits in seconds, and 100 % order picking accuracy.
Seconds to run a forward or backward trace
90% lower administration and audit effort
100% scan-verified picking and shipping
24 h FSMA 204 record request – met instantly
Why traceability matters now
Recalls cost growers, packers and retailers far more than the affected product: the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak was wrongly linked to tomatoes and cost that industry over US$100 million before it was traced to peppers. Fast, precise traces limit both the public health impact and the financial damage.
Regulation is catching up. The FDA Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) requires key data elements for critical tracking events – harvesting, cooling, initial packing, first land-based receiving, shipping, receiving and transformation – for foods on the Food Traceability List, with records provided within 24 hours of a request. The compliance date is 20 July 2028. Canada's SFCR, the EU's General Food Law and Australian export programs set similar one-step-back, one-step-forward rules, and the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) standardises case labels across North America.
- Lot label at receival with supplier, field and harvest data
- Storage moves recorded by scan
- Batch inputs (produce and packaging) linked to outputs
- QC results and photos attached to the lot
- Pallets scanned to customer, PO and invoice
- Recall by supplier, lot, PO, invoice, pallet, date or any custom key
Meat, poultry and seafood traceability
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- RFID pallet traceability Track pallets automatically with RFID.
FSMA 204 at a glance
| Critical tracking event | Who records it | Producepak record |
|---|---|---|
| Harvesting | Farm | Harvest data at receival or from Farmable harvest tags |
| Cooling (before initial packing) | Cooler / farm | Cooling event on the lot |
| Initial packing | Packhouse | Pack batch with traceability lot code |
| Shipping | Every shipper | Dispatch scan: customer, PO, invoice, carrier, date |
| Receiving | Every receiver | Receival scan with supplier and lot |
| Transformation | Processor (fresh-cut, mixing) | Batch inputs and new output lot code |
Summary only; see FDA's rule and guidance for full requirements.
Questions
What is fresh produce traceability?
The ability to follow produce and its inputs one step back and one step forward at every stage – farm, packhouse, distribution, retail – and to retrieve those records quickly in a recall.
What does FSMA 204 require?
For foods on the FDA Food Traceability List, businesses that grow, receive, transform, ship or receive them must keep key data elements for each critical tracking event and provide them to FDA within 24 hours, as an electronic sortable spreadsheet when requested. The compliance date is 20 July 2028.
What is a traceability lot code?
A code assigned when food is initially packed, received by the first land-based receiver, or transformed. It must stay with the product and be recorded at every later shipping and receiving event.
Is there a free option?
Yes: Farmsoft's free traceability tools cover label printing for small operations. Full traceability across inventory, QC, packing and dispatch is part of Producepak.
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Sources and further reading
- fda.gov – fsma final rule requirements additional traceability records certain foo
- producetraceability.org
- producetraceability.org – resources
- cpma.ca – traceability
- freshproduce.com – traceability
- en.wikipedia.org – Produce traceability
- mdpi.com – 16
- ceur-ws.org – paper111
- rainforest-alliance.org – traceability for fresh processed fruits vegetables and cut flowers
- joincaddy.com – produce traceability ensuring safety and quality in the food supply chai
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