In the past year there have been more food recalls than every before. Many of the products that were recalled took days and even weeks to track as many of the Manufacturers/Processors, and Distributors do not have the means to track products. In the past year, President Obama signed a new Modernization Act that gives more power to the FDA to enforce companies manufacturing and distributing food (supply chain) to maintain a food traceability and food recall plan. From what we have heard, Canada and the CFIA are also cracking down. Thousands of food companies have viewed and downloaded the Recall Plan Templates that we have provided on our website as they do not have software that can manage traceability.

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• Generate a report in minutes that tells you exactly how a product with specific Lot Numbers was used/shipped.
• Know what Customers to contact and their information
• Conform to regulating agencies to be able to manage traceability
• Piece of mind that you know exactly how and where each Lot Controlled product is used or shipped to

WinFDS has this functionality built-in for your convenience in the event that you you are contacted by your supplier or a government agency asking to recall a product you distribute or manufacture.

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How often does your Company end up discarding products as their expiry dates have passed and you were not made aware that a product in your inventory was getting close to its expiry date? We have discussed in previous WinFDS Tips how you can use Lot Control and Expiry Dates for traceability purposes in the event of a product recall. This week, we will discuss how you can use that same information to generate a report that will provide you with the expiry dates of products you have in your inventory.

Note: When WinFDS is first set-up, we ask if the Lot Control functionality should be turned on. If the Lot Control functionality of WinFDS has not been turned on in your set-up of WinFDS, you will not be able to assign lot control or expiry dates to your products. You can determine if your 'Lot Control' functionality has been turned on as the 'Lot Control' checkbox in the 'Product Master File MF01' will be active. Furthermore, in order for WinFDS to be able to track expiry dates of a product, they must be designated as "Lot Controlled" items in the 'Product Master File MF01'. To learn more about how to set  Lot Control and Lot Expiry Dates, search on "Lot Control and Lot Expiry Dates" in WinFDS Help.

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