Traceability in Biznsbook: An Overview
Traceability turns normal receiving, transfers, and sales into compliance records. Flag covered items once, and Biznsbook captures Critical Tracking Events (CTEs), assigns lot codes, and produces the spreadsheets regulators expect — without a separate silo.
Two frameworks share the same engine but stay isolated in exports:
| Framework | Who it's for | Main deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| FDA Food Traceability (FSMA 204) | US Food Traceability List (FTL) products | Electronic Sortable Spreadsheet (ESS) and written Traceability Plan |
| SFCR Canada | Items covered by Safe Food for Canadians Regulations | CFIA sortable spreadsheet and written Preventive Control Plan |
An item can be both FTL and SFCR-covered. Each receipt then writes one FDA event and one SFCR event; FDA exports never include SFCR rows, and the reverse is also true.
What you can do
- Mark FTL or SFCR-covered items and keep working in Inventory
- Capture receiving, shipping, and transfer CTEs automatically
- Record farm-side Harvesting, Cooling, and Initial Packing events by hand
- Assign supplier lot codes or let Biznsbook allocate internal ones
- Run one-up / one-back (or one-down) traces by batch, lot code, or GRN
- Queue or download FDA ESS and CFIA ESS exports
- Keep versioned Traceability Plans and Preventive Control Plans
- Get retention warnings before records age past 24 months
How it connects to the rest of Biznsbook
Traceability builds on stock you already manage. Batch recalls and expiry live in Inventory; production lot graphs live in Manufacturing.
Track expiry, batches, and recalls
Batch tracking, expiry alerts, and recall cases that can link from a Trace Report.
Manufacturing
Shop-floor BOMs, work orders, and lot genealogy — separate from FSMA/SFCR CTEs.
What this is not
Biznsbook records and exports the data these rules expect. It is not legal advice, not a HACCP program, and not a guarantee of compliance — confirm scope with your food-safety adviser.