Presentation regarding Produce Traceability as presented to FDA & FSIS on December 9 & 10, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

1. M AT AN POU TRY TRAC A I ITY
MEAT AND POULTRY TRACEABILITY
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
A Document Overview
for the FDA‐FSIS Public
Meeting

2. Guide Objectives
Guide Objectives
• Create an industry document that provides a unified
approach to product traceability across the meat and
approach to product traceability across the meat and
poultry supply chain in the US and globally
• Minimi e traceabilit differences among all fresh
Minimize traceability differences among all fresh
food sectors for ease of supplier and retailer
implementation
• Use global data standards for barcodes and
electronic messages
electronic messages

3. Background
• Partners include suppliers, retailers, industry
trade associations, and GS1 US, a global
trade associations and GS1 US a global
standards organization
• Part of a Fresh Food Trade Association Round‐
Part of a Fresh Food Trade Association Round
Table initiative to provide coordinated
traceability implementation guidance across all
fresh food sectors – produce, meat, dairy, and
seafood.
• I t d d
Intended as a complementary guide to that issued
l t id t th t i d
for produce by GS1 in July 2009

4. Guide Covers:
Guide Covers:
All Meat Supply Chain Segments, Except Animal
Production:
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• Suppliers (beginning with delivery of live animal)
• Processors and Distributors
• Food Service and Retail Channels

5. Product Case Label Example
Product Case Label Example
GS1-128 Barcode with Global Trade Item
Number (GTIN) and Lot #

6. Consumer Item Label Example
Consumer Item Label Example
Type 2 UPC-A Barcode with Generic Item Reference

7. Consumer Item Label with New
Barcode Technology
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GS1 DataBar Barcode with GTIN and Sell-By Date
(Available in 2010)

8. Next Steps Towards Publication
Next Steps Towards Publication
• Now integrating trade comments to create
Now integrating trade comments to create
final document by January 2010.
• Release Final Draft as interim US guidance
Release Final Draft as interim US guidance
• GS1 US will coordinate draft review with GS1
Canada and GS1 Mexico
C d d GS1 M i
• Depending upon response, will publish as an
official US, North American, or global GS1
traceability document by late 2010

9. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
Douglas Bailey
Chairman, mpXML
Chairman mpXML
douglas.bailey@ams.usda.gov