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Traceability & Recall Readiness

Trace any lot. Any direction.
In seconds — not days.

FSMA 204 requires full traceability records within 24 hours of an FDA request. A product recall requires knowing exactly which customers received affected product — immediately. Our platform makes both possible with forward and backward traceability built into every production record.

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The Problem

Manual traceability is a liability — not a system.

Most CPG manufacturers believe they have traceability. What they actually have is the ability to reconstruct traceability — slowly, manually, from paper records, batch logs, and shipping documents — after something goes wrong. During an FDA inspection or product recall, that distinction becomes critical. FSMA 204 does not allow reconstruction time. Regulators and retailers expect immediate, complete, and verifiable answers about which products are affected and where they went. Manual systems cannot deliver this reliably.

Traceability & Recall Readiness problem — manual process, spreadsheet chaos, disconnected tools visual
Traceability & Recall Readiness
How Our Platform Solves It

Built for this.
From the ground up.

01

Forward traceability — ingredient to customer

Start with any raw material lot and trace forward through every batch it was used in, every finished product it became, and every customer shipment it was included in. Complete chain in seconds.

02

Backward traceability — complaint to source

Start with a customer complaint or finished product and trace backward through production records to every ingredient lot involved. Root cause investigation starts immediately.

03

Recall simulation drill reports

Run mock recall drills at any time against live production data. The system generates a complete impact analysis — affected batches, finished products, and customers — with HMAC-signed reports ready for regulatory submission.

04

FSMA 204 KDE and CTE capture

Key Data Elements and Critical Tracking Events are captured automatically throughout the production lifecycle — receiving, transformation, packaging, and shipping — meeting FSMA 204 record requirements.

05

Two-year archive with instant retrieval

All traceability records are stored and indexed for immediate retrieval across a two-year rolling archive. FSMA 204 compliance requires this — our platform makes it automatic.

06

Cross-module traceability linkage

Traceability links span formulation, inventory, production, quality, and fulfillment records. Every module in the system contributes to a single connected traceability chain.

Traceability & Recall Readiness workflow — step by step process in platform dashboard
Workflow Example

From ingredient lot to recall determination in under a minute.

1
Recall trigger identified

Contamination report, supplier alert, or customer complaint received. Ingredient lot or finished product identified as suspect.

2
Forward trace initiated

System traces lot forward through all batches and finished products. All affected SKUs identified automatically.

3
Customer shipment impact

System identifies every customer order containing affected finished product. Shipment records pulled with carrier and delivery data.

4
Recall scope determined

Complete list of affected products and customers available. Unaffected products confirmed safe. Scope minimized by precise traceability.

5
HMAC-signed report generated

Cryptographically verified recall impact report generated for FDA submission or retailer notification.

Who This Is For

For manufacturers where a recall scenario must be manageable — not catastrophic.

Food and beverage manufacturers subject to FSMA 204 traceability requirements

Supplement manufacturers preparing for FDA or NSF traceability audits

Cosmetics brands managing recall readiness under MoCRA

Contract manufacturers managing traceability across multiple brand clients

Quality and regulatory managers responsible for recall preparedness

Operations teams replacing manual trace reconstruction with system-driven traceability

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