Traceability Solutions for Food / Pet Food Industries
 Product Traceability for
Pet Food Manufacturers
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When a major quality issue occurs, time is of the essence in determining the cause, identifying the specific units of affected product, isolating those units to prevent shipment, and recalling the shipped units to protect consumers' health and safety.
The ability to rapidly trace your product at least one step Back and one step Forward in your Supply Chain is not just a mandate under the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) - it's critical to protecting your brand, minimizing your risk and liability, and reducing the scope and cost of recall events.
Having 24/7 access to detailed, electronic traceability records is key.
The SPEDE inventory control modules for Raw Material, Work-in-Process and Finished Goods automate product traceability inside your 4 walls.
SPEDE automatically captures traceability data as a by-product of scanning inventory transactions. From Receiving through Production to Shipping, SPEDE builds a real-time database of Backward / Forward item traceability that can be readily accessed by your Plant and/or Enterprise management.
Traceability data is captured via scanning, or via wireless interfaces to weigh scales and/or PLCs. This data is stored in the SPEDE Event Database and can be easily mined via browser-based reports and inquiries.
Learn More. View a Flow Diagram: "FDA Traceability for Finished Product"
Creating a History of "Critical Tracking Events"
Traceability data is collected by scanning inventory transactions
SPEDE tracks each unit of inventory by its Serial number or Tracking number. By scanning the Serial number to record transactions for the inventory unit, SPEDE creates an Event history that includes when the unit was:
- Received
- Issued
- Produced
- Labeled
- Picked
- Packed
- Shipped
These transactions, or "Critical Tracking Events", provide the "What, When, Where & Who" details that will help you:
- Determine the point in a process at which a QC problem began
- Track the problem's origin - from Packaging back to Production, Ingredients, Supplier, etc.
- Identify the specific Batch/ Lots/ Serial numbers affected by the problem
- Isolate the Suspect Units to prevent further movement downstream
- Identify the Suspect Units that have already shipped, and where they went
- Recall only the Suspect Units
Do You Need Help Identifying "Critical Tracking Events" in your Operations?
Call us at 888.808.4237.
We offer a range of services and tools to help you identify and define the Critical Tracking Events related to each Product as it moves through your 4 walls - and the "Key Data Elements" that you need to capture for each Event.
View a Traceability Diagram with Critical Tracking Events on our Download Brochures page.
Traceability data is easily accessible 24/7.
Minimize the Scope & Cost of Recalls
Using standard data mining tools and browser-based reports, you can quickly mine the SPEDE Event Database to trace QC issues by:
- Batch
- Lot
- Serial number
- Production machine
- Run date
- Order number
- Work cell
- Shift
- Shipped date
- Raw material components
- Raw material suppliers, etc.
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