Produce Industry Guides
Reference material for the people who move produce — traceability and compliance, how to read USDA market reports, and commodity-by-commodity context for the prices we publish.
Compliance & Traceability
FSMA 204 Receiving Requirements for Buyers and Distributors
What FDA's Food Traceability Rule requires when you receive produce — the eight receiving KDEs, the trap when FSMA 204 Shipping Requirements for Distributors
What 21 CFR 1.1340 requires when you ship produce onward — the eight shipping KDEs, the obligation to pass sev FSMA 204 Supplier Checklist for Produce Buyers
What to ask suppliers before July 2028 — the data you need in writing, the questions that expose gaps, and the FSMA 204 Transformation: When Repacking Creates a New Lot
Repacking, re-labelling, and commingling produce triggers the transformation CTE under 21 CFR 1.1350 — and mak
What FDA's Food Traceability Rule requires when you receive produce — the eight receiving KDEs, the trap when FSMA 204 Shipping Requirements for Distributors
What 21 CFR 1.1340 requires when you ship produce onward — the eight shipping KDEs, the obligation to pass sev FSMA 204 Supplier Checklist for Produce Buyers
What to ask suppliers before July 2028 — the data you need in writing, the questions that expose gaps, and the FSMA 204 Transformation: When Repacking Creates a New Lot
Repacking, re-labelling, and commingling produce triggers the transformation CTE under 21 CFR 1.1350 — and mak
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