It’s the industry – not the regulation – driving traceability today.

Major retailers, wholesalers, foodservice operators and QSRs have made public commitments to tech-enabled food traceability. Some have expanded their requirements beyond the FDA’s, asking for:

  • Traceability for ALL FOODS, instead of only foods on the Food Traceability List (FTL)
  • Additional traceability data elements for every shipment
  • Suppliers to meet these requirements on an accelerated timeline

Traceability is new and there will be challenges for everyone. ReposiTrak can help.

ReposiTrak is Traceability for Everyone.

ReposiTrak can help with traceability for every retailer, every wholesaler or distributor, every foodservice operator, every supplier and food manufacturer.

  • ReposiTrak does traceability at scale, without the need for new hardware or software.
  • It’s affordable for suppliers with no cost to retailers and wholesalers.
  • Food traceability with ReposiTrak includes our rigorous, 500+ point error detection process for every data file and the support of our U.S.-based Customer Success Team to make corrections.

Retailers and Wholesalers

Can you collect and store traceability lot code and other traceability data from your suppliers? Probably not.

Every supplier has the data in a different format or internal system. Even if they can get the data to you, there’s a 40% chance that it will contain errors, and many don’t have the technical support to help. Clean data matters. ReposiTrak can help

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Suppliers

Can you meet the unique food traceability data requirements for all of your customers?

Labels won’t work and neither will ASNs. Instead data needs to be transmitted electronically for every shipment, every time. Without the right solution, this might seem like an impossible task. ReposiTrak can help.

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Join the ReposiTrak Traceability Network

The ReposiTrak Traceability Network is the world’s largest network of retailers, wholesalers and suppliers sharing food traceability data.

We take in supplier data – in any format – with the option of sharing the data through easy-to-use data entry screens or through an automated feed or upload from existing systems such as a Warehouse Management System (WMS), accounting or other internal systems. Every data file is put through a rigorous, 500+ point error detection process so that the data is as complete and accurate as possible BEFORE it reaches the retailer or wholesaler.

We do traceability with:

  • No need to change processes that are already in place
  • No new hardware or software
  • No labeling changes
  • No scanning changes
Labels alone are not enough.

Some traceability data can be contained on a label, but some data cannot…simply because information (like the shipment date) is not available when the label is printed. Instead, some of the required data needs to be transmitted electronically EVERY TIME A SHIPMENT IS SENT. To learn more about why labels alone are not enough, watch this short video:

We do the work for you.

ReposiTrak is data-agnostic. It can extract and create the required Key Data Element (KDE) records using shipping and receiving documents in ANY format. You’ll achieve all-important FDA compliance with minimal effort, but that’s only the beginning.

The ReposiTrak Traceability Network can be any company’s key to a bright future in food safety and more.

Food Safety Beyond FSMA 204 Compliance

There are many reasons besides meeting food traceability requirements to make sure you have a leading-edge traceability system in place. By using ReposiTrak, your company will reap significant rewards beyond meeting baseline standards.

Recalls Reimagined

What if product recalls could be shorter and less expensive? More importantly, what if you could better protect consumers from foodborne illness or worse? By making more data more readily available from more points along the supply chain, ReposiTrak helps more quickly identify the origins and current location of contaminated items.

This is true of EVERY product category. Not just those on the Food Traceability List (FTL). As a result, you can drastically cut product recall response time as well as expenses, while building trust with partners and consumers.

Tracking more makes more sense.

Supply Chain Superiority

While others struggle to implement end-to-end traceability, new ReposiTrak users instantly gain the benefit of working with an established network of more than 350,000+ supplier/retailer/store connections on the platform.

Not only does ReposiTrak provide unmatched visibility into your supply chain, you also have the option to collect additional data elements to meet the unique requirements of your traceability program – such as expiration date data. By collecting expiration dates along with the other traceability data elements, for example, you’ll have a better idea of the lifecycle of incoming and outgoing inventory, and you’ll spot trends sooner, enabling you to better manage inventory and more efficiently plan future orders.

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Expertise

Food waste is a billion-dollar problem. When food is wasted the labor, effort and energy that went into producing and shipping that food is also wasted. Capturing expiration date data along with the KDEs required under traceability guidelines helps cut that waste.

With ReposiTrak, your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts are that much more effortless. You’ll have unparalleled visibility into when products are nearing expiration, which makes knowing what to donate to food banks easier. And in the event of a recall, possessing granular data down to the lot code means you’re able to dispose of only those items directly impacted.

Why wait to get started? The old axiom ‘haste makes waste’ may never have been more true.

Consumer Trust

Consumers are savvier than ever. They want to know where their food comes from. They hold the places they shop to a higher standard and value transparency. They expect nothing less.

By implementing the most comprehensive traceability system, you’ll meet their demands for product-origin answers and reassure them of safety during recalls. Because you trust ReposiTrak, your customers can trust you even more.

Collaboration at its Best

When the companies you’re linked to along the supply chain see your swift response to recalls and proactive stance on expiration dates, they’ll not only appreciate working with a forward-looking, efficient and reliable company, they’ll also be held more accountable for their own efforts in preventing and responding to recalls and other traceability issues.

The World’s Largest Traceability Network…at a Small Price

Every shipment containing any of the thousands of items – both on the Food Traceability List and not – requires a record of KDEs to be created, stored and forwarded at each Critical Tracking Event (CTE).

It sounds complicated and costly, but it doesn’t have to be.

With more than 350,000 supplier/retailer/store connections on the platform, ReposiTrak provides strength in numbers.

The ReposiTrak Traceability Network is FREE to retailers and wholesalers, and suppliers can get started for as little as $179 per month with no set-up fee!

Why ReposiTrak

  • World’s largest Scan-based Trading (SBT) network
  • The only central platform where millions of data points are exchanged daily
  • More than 67,000 registered users
  • 55 million store/SKU perpetual inventory items managed
  • 9 million store/SKU daily forecasts and orders
  • SOC1 and SOC2 certified. Banking-industry-level security.

Comprehensive Recall Protection

While the Food Traceability List (FTL) categories contain thousands of products, representing a wide array of potential sources of recalls, many common sources of recalls are NOT included. That means that even when you’re covered from a requirements standpoint, your operations are still vulnerable to food safety issues from a number of angles.

The good news is that once in place, the ReposiTrak Traceability Network can be scaled up effortlessly. You can just as easily apply the same data capturing practices to ALL categories. Therefore, protecting your company, and consumers, to the greatest extent possible.

Add to that the FDAs strong indications of eventual expansion of FTL categories and it’s in your best interest – as well as everyone else’s – to do more.

What Do FSMA 204 Requirements Cover?

The categories below are currently on the Food Traceability List. More categories are expected to be added in the future.
Given that many recalls involve products outside of these key categories, the better your traceability, the more prepared you’ll
be.

  • Cheeses, other than hard cheeses
  • Shell eggs
  • Nut butter
  • Cucumbers (fresh)
  • Herbs (fresh)
  • Leafy greens (fresh), including fresh-cut leafy greens
  • Melons (fresh)
  • Peppers (fresh)
  • Sprouts (fresh)
  • Tomatoes (fresh)
  • Tropical tree fruits (fresh)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (fresh-cut)
  • Finfish, including smoked finfish
  • Crustaceans
  • Mollusks, bivalves
  • Ready-to-eat deli salads

Traceability Resources

There’s a lot to know about traceability. Stay up to date with these helpful resources.

ReposiTrak in Action

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