Fresh produce recalls and mock recalls in minutes
When a lot is implicated, the question is simple: where did it go, and what else is affected? Producepak answers both in seconds, up and down the supply chain.
A recall, step by step
Identify the lot
Start from anything you have: a lot code, pallet SSCC, invoice, PO, supplier or pack date.
Trace back
See every input lot – produce, ingredients and packaging such as cartons and clamshells – and the suppliers they came from.
Trace forward
See every pallet, shipment and customer that received product made from those inputs, including other batches packed from the same inputs.
Act
Place stock on hold, notify customers and transport, and export the sortable record set FDA or your auditor asks for.
Why it is fast
Traceability is built into the backbone of Producepak, so it happens automatically during receiving, packing and shipping. There is nothing to reconcile when a recall starts – the links between input lots, batches, pallets and customers already exist.
CHAIN-TRACE adds the downstream half: purchasers who scanned a code can be shown the same record, and consumer feedback arrives against the right lot.
FDA recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts · Fresh Produce Safety Centre resources
Questions
What is a mock recall?
A practice trace: pick a lot and prove, against the clock, where every unit went and what went into it. Auditors and major buyers expect them regularly.
What can I recall on in Producepak?
Batch, pallet, shipment, invoice, customer PO, inventory number, warehouse, supplier, pack date, delivery date, input lot, PO number and any user-defined field.