The SFCR requires that food businesses maintain documentation that identifies the food, traces the food and/or ingredients one step back, and traces the food one step forward – all under a unique lot code. TAG Canada experts understand the intricacies of the rule and can help ensure you are in compliance.
Determining where a lot begins and ends and assigning a code to that lot is more complex than one may realize, as the conditions for all the food in a single lot must be the same. TAG can help you determine both the lot and the code to be assigned to ensure compliance and business efficiencies.
As a Canadian company with a U.S. affiliation, we have experts on both sides of the border to help you interpret the U.S. FSMA Traceability Rule requirements; apply the Traceability Lot Codes (TLCs), Key Data Elements (KDEs), and Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) to your foods; and ensure complete compliance to the rule.
Rapid tracing is particularly critical in the event of a food contamination and/or recall to protect public health and your brand. The better your tracing system, lot determination, and recall preparedness, the better you will be able to contain the recall scope and preserve brand trust.