Farmsoft traceability
Fresh-cut traceability app
Lot-level fresh-cut traceability from field to customer: receival, storage, packing, QC and dispatch recorded by scan, with recalls and mock recalls in seconds.
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
Fresh-cut trace points
The records that make a fresh-cut trace work:
- Raw material lots by supplier
- Wash-water sanitiser and temperature per batch
- Cutting, mixing and recipe batch
- Modified-atmosphere pack lot and use-by
- Customer and delivery KDEs
Regulation and industry context
Fresh-cut is on the FDA Food Traceability List, so US supply chains must keep FSMA 204 key data elements for each critical tracking event from 20 July 2028.
Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables are a named category on the Food Traceability List, and transformation (cutting, mixing) is a critical tracking event requiring a new traceability lot code. FDA's guide to minimise microbial hazards for fresh-cut produce covers wash water and sanitation.
How Producepak records it
- 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
Related
- Fresh-cut packing
- Fresh-cut storage & food service
- Fresh-cut quality inspection
- Food service traceability
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- Farm to fork traceabilityTraceability from field to plate: farm planning and tasks, harvest records, packing, sales and recall in one s
Questions
Is fresh-cut on the FDA Food Traceability List?
Fresh-cut is on the FDA Food Traceability List, so US supply chains must keep FSMA 204 key data elements for each critical tracking event from 20 July 2028.
How fast is a fresh-cut recall trace?
Seconds. Every lot is linked by scan from receival to dispatch, so forward and backward traces are a single search.
Which labels are supported?
GS1 GTIN and SSCC, PTI case labels with voice pick codes, and retailer formats including Walmart, Woolworths, Coles, ALDI and Tesco.
Sources and further reading
- fda.gov – guidance industry guide minimize microbial food safety hazards fresh cut
- vikingmasek.com – modified atmosphere packaging for fresh cut fruits and vegetables
- ift.org – packaging
- producebusiness.com – evolution fresh cut packaging
- supermarketperimeter.com – 4022 fresh cut packaging evolves with trends
- food-freshly.eu – en
- key.net – en
- pinabar.org