Traceability for Real

The difference between a lot-number field and true bidirectional genealogy.

1. A lot-number field is not traceabilityWhy storing a lot number is not the same as being able to trace it — and what real traceability asks of your records.
2. One-up, one-down, and full lot genealogyThe one-step-back, one-step-forward records the law asks of you — and why full lot genealogy has to go further than that minimum.
3. FSMA 204: CTEs, KDEs, and what you actually recordWhat the Food Traceability Rule asks you to capture — the events, the data, and the lot codes that tie them — and why the compliance date belongs on FDA's page, not in your memory.
4. Are you even on the Food Traceability List?How to tell whether the Food Traceability Rule reaches your products — the list, the ingredient trap, and the exemptions — and why a big retailer's contract can bind you even when FDA's rule doesn't.