21 CFR §1.1340
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- (a)For each traceability lot of a food on the Food Traceability List you ship, you must maintain records containing the following information and linking this information to the traceability lot:
- (1)The traceability lot code for the food;
- (2)The quantity and unit of measure of the food (e.g., 6 cases, 25 reusable plastic containers, 100 tanks, 200 pounds);
- (3)The product description for the food;
- (4)The location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter) of the food;
- (5)The location description for the location from which you shipped the food;
- (6)The date you shipped the food;
- (7)The location description for the traceability lot code source, or the traceability lot code source reference; and
- (8)The reference document type and reference document number.
- (b)You must provide (in electronic, paper, or other written form) the information in paragraphs (a)(1) through (7) of this section to the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter) of each traceability lot that you ship.
- (c)This section does not apply to the shipment of a food that occurs before the food is initially packed (if the food is a raw agricultural commodity not obtained from a fishing vessel).