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Traceability & FSMA 204

Trace any prepped item back to its supplier lot, in one click.

Fresco Flow captures FSMA 204 traceability where fresh-cut produce is actually made: at receiving and at the cut. It was built and proven in Ninja Fresco's own production facility, and it deploys per location, so a chain can stand it up at the pace it sets.

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Trace in seconds Suspect cut to supplier lot, not a day of calls
Captured at the source Scanned at receiving, linked at the cut
24-hour export The FDA-sortable spreadsheet on demand
Fresh-cut in scope Squarely on the FDA Traceability List

The recall trace

From a flagged lot to its source, in one lookup.

A buyer or an inspector names a lot. You enter it, and Fresco Flow walks the chain back: the prepped product, the cut that made it, and the received lot or lots it drew from. Then it shows the blast radius, every lot and store that same source touched, so you pull what is affected and leave the rest on the shelf.

A trace built exactly the way the floor captures it: Watermelon Chunks back to its received supplier lot, in one lookup. The chain links itself when the cut is made, so the trace is already there when someone asks.

How it's captured

The worker preps. The chain links itself.

For a prep kitchen, two events carry the whole rule: receiving and transformation. Fresco Flow captures both where the work already happens, with no extra station to staff and no clipboard to lose.

Receiving

Scan the PTI case label with the gun. The lot code and pack date come straight off the barcode, and the worker marks whether the item is on the FDA list in plain language.

Transformation

When a cut is finished, Fresco Flow records the new lot and links it to the receiving lots automatically. No one types a code, and nothing waits for an end-of-day catch-up.

No supplier code, no gap

If a delivery arrives without a lot code, the item is never dropped. Fresco Flow assigns a receiver lot, flags it, and queues it for follow-up, the way the rule expects (21 CFR 1.1345(b)).

Built to the rule

The records the rule asks for, captured as you work.

FSMA 204 hangs Key Data Elements off a traceability lot code carried across events. Fresco Flow captures these at the point of work, not in a spreadsheet someone backfills on Friday.

Key Data Elements captured

GTIN TLC source (packer / grower) Received-from Reference document + type Quantity + unit Harvest / pack date Country of origin Use-by

And the deliverables

  • 24-hour FDA-sortable export. The electronic sortable spreadsheet the rule requires, generated on demand.
  • Written traceability plan. Your plan under §1.1315, kept current with an auto-generated PDF.
  • QR consumer lot pages. Every lot gets a public page a buyer or a shopper can scan.
  • Linked lots, reconciled by quantity. Each cut links to the received lots it drew from, and a mass-balance check reconciles the amounts against documented yield.

Why now

Your buyer requires it before the FDA does.

The FDA compliance date has moved to July 20, 2028. That changed the calendar, not the dock. Walmart and Kroger already require GS1-128 case labels and traceability data on the loads they receive, with chargebacks or rejected product for anything that misses. If you sell into a major grocer or distributor, traceability is a condition of keeping the account.

Buyers enforce it today

Walmart has required GS1-128 case labels and shipment traceability data since August 2025, and Kroger rejects produce that arrives without a PTI case label. The mandate reaching your operation is the buyer's, and it is already here.

Fresh-cut is on the list

The FDA Food Traceability List covers fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, melons, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs, and tropical tree fruit. Wash and cut FTL produce and you are a transformer, in scope and assigning lot codes.

A recall moves in hours

When a hold or a recall lands, the loss grows with every hour spent tracing by hand. An instant trace means you pull the affected lots fast and keep the rest of the line moving.

Get in touch

See the recall trace on live product.

Tell us about your operation and we'll show you the trace, the 24-hour export, and the capture running on real product. You'll talk to operators who run this in production every day, and you'll get a straight answer on whether Fresco Flow fits your operation.

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FSMA 204 is the FDA Food Traceability Rule (21 CFR Part 1, Subpart S). The compliance date has moved to July 20, 2028. Fresco Flow is operator-built software, not legal advice; confirm your obligations with your buyers and your own counsel.