FSMA 204 traceability lots, captured at the speed of production.
Built for FSMA 204, HACCP, SQF, BRCGS, and FDA Food Safety Plans.
The codes you're accountable to — at the data layer.
Five steps from receive to release — with the regulator on the hook at the end.
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From login to release — no end-of-shift paperwork.
- › lot code
- › supplier
- › receive date
- › BoL ref
- › lot code
- › location
- › temp
- › date / time in
- › lot in / out
- › recipe id
- › date / time
- › operator
- › lot
- › package type
- › qty
- › label code
- › lot
- › ship date
- › carrier
- › route id
- › TLC
- › lineage
- › created at
- › source system
- 06:00·step 01Receive
Driver scans the BoL. V5 logs lot, supplier, location, receive time, document reference — every KDE for CTE-1.
FSMA 204 §1.1330 - 06:30·step 02Cold storage
Pallet routed to a temperature-monitored zone. Sensor stream attached to the lot — not a clipboard.
- 08:00·step 03Pre-op sanitation
Operator runs the SSOP audit on the kiosk. Failed line opens an NCR and holds the line until cleared.
21 CFR 117 / SQF - 10:00·step 04Transformation (cook/blend)
Recipe pulls input lots, writes the output lot. Cook time + temp captured. Allergen cross-contact flagged before the run starts.
- 13:00·step 05Pack
Case-level label prints with the new traceability lot code. Quantity, package type, date/time — all KDEs for CTE-4.
- 15:00·step 06Ship
Loader scans cases onto the trailer. Carrier, route code, destination captured. Mock recall now resolves in seconds, not days.
FSMA 204 - End of day·step 07Daily traceability log
Auto-export of every KDE for the shift, in the FDA's preferred format. Sortable, filterable, signed.
The terms your auditor uses
- CTE
- Critical Tracking Event — receive, transform, ship, etc. — where FSMA 204 requires data capture.
- KDE
- Key Data Element — the specific fields you must record at a CTE (lot code, supplier, etc.).
- FTL
- Food Traceability List — the ~30 high-risk foods FSMA 204 applies to.
- SSOP
- Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure — pre-op cleaning checks.
- HACCP
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points — your written food-safety plan.
- Mock recall
- Periodic test of how fast you can trace a lot up- and down-stream. V5: under 60 seconds.
Sound familiar? We built this for you.
Lot codes are written on cases by hand; reading them back during a recall is hopeless.
Critical control point checks live on clipboards — supervisor finds out about a failure at end-of-shift.
The 24-hour FSMA 204 sortable spreadsheet doesn't exist; it has to be assembled by phone calls.
GFSI auditors find ghost SOP versions still being used on the line.
The workflows you'd expect to see on day one.
Not a generic feature list — these are the specific food processing workflows V5 ships configured for, ready to run on your batches.
Nutritional & allergen label generation
Nutrition facts panel and allergen statement are computed from the recipe and ingredient CoAs — no manual label typing.
Allergen control & changeover sign-off
Line allergen profile, changeover wash, and ATP swab results all signed before the next product runs.
Batch weighing & recipe enforcement
Live scale capture, tolerance bands, and addition-order enforcement — no over/under-dosed batches.
CCP / cook & cool monitoring
Probe temps and dwell times streamed to the batch record; out-of-spec = automatic hold + corrective action.
FSMA 204 KDE capture & TLC
Critical Tracking Events and Key Data Elements recorded at every CTE; Traceability Lot Code printed on every pallet.
Mock recall in minutes
Pick any lot — forward to every shipped case, backward to every supplier lot used — in under 4 minutes.
The record assembles itself as the work happens.
No paperwork project at end of shift. No reconstruction at audit time. The evidence IS the workflow.
FSMA 204 sortable record
Every CTE — receiving, creating, transformation, shipping — emitted in the FDA's required format on demand.
Live CCP monitoring
Out-of-spec readings hard-stop the line and route a deviation, before product moves.
Lot genealogy in seconds
From a single finished case, walk back to every input lot and forward to every customer.
One controlled SOP version
Operators see only the current released SOP — old versions can't be opened.
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Plain-English playbooks for Food Processing regulations.
Structure, recurring inspection findings, and a practical 60-day path — written for QA, regulatory and operations leads.
Plain-English guide to BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9 — fundamentals, HACCP, food safety culture, unannounced audits, and a path to AA grade.
Plain-English guide to FDA FSMA Section 204 — the Food Traceability List, Key Data Elements, Critical Tracking Events, and how to be 24-hour-ready before the January 2026 deadline.
Plain-English guide to FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food (21 CFR 117) — the food safety plan, hazard analysis, PCQI duties, and a realistic readiness path.
Plain-English guide to FSSC 22000 v6 — ISO 22000, sector PRPs, and the additional FSSC requirements that auditors actually focus on during certification.
Plain-English guide to FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Program — hazard analysis, supplier evaluation, verification activities, and the records FDA actually inspects.
Plain-English guide to HACCP per Codex Alimentarius CXC 1-1969 Rev.5 (2020) — the seven principles, the twelve logic steps, prerequisite programmes and a plan that survives any GFSI audit.
Plain-English guide to IFS Food Version 8 — the GFSI-recognised standard used across European retail. KO requirements, scoring, unannounced audits and a path to a Higher Level certificate.
Plain-English guide to ISO 22000:2018 — the international food safety management standard. PDCA, HACCP, PRPs, the operational PRP concept and a path to a clean certification audit.
Plain-English guide to the SQF Food Safety Code Edition 9 — system elements, food safety culture, environmental monitoring, unannounced audits and a path to a clean SQF certificate.
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