Kings River Packing Becomes First in Citrus to Implement Traceability
January 11 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Pioneering citrus grower uses ReposiTrak
Traceability Network to share key data elements with grocery retail
customers
Kings River Packing, an eighth-generation citrus grower and
distributor along California’s Kings River, is the first citrus
company to do traceability according to the FDA’s FSMA 204 food
traceability law. Citrus fruits were excluded from the initial Food
Traceability List (FTL) and are therefore not yet covered under the
law; however, Kings River Packing is now using the ReposiTrak
Traceability Network® for the fast, easy exchange of traceability
data with its retail/wholesale customers.
“The traceability initiative for us became an opportunity to
meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, and to
proactively prepare for future regulatory requirements,” said Brent
Simon, Director of Food Safety for Kings River Packing. “Every
process at Kings River Packing is performed with the highest regard
for consumer safety and product quality. ReposiTrak allows us to
easily share a complex set of data with every shipment.”
Kings River Packing is no stranger to innovation. Owned and
operated by the descendants of the very first growers of orange
trees in Fresno County, the company has expanded its operations to
include state-of-the-art harvesting, packing and international
shipping operations. In addition to its house brand of premium and
organic citrus offerings, Kings River Packing also grows and
distributes mandarins, Raspberry Oranges®, heirloom navels, lemons
and more.
The FDA’s food traceability regulation requires manufacturers,
processors and those who pack or hold FTL foods to establish and
maintain Key Data Element (KDE) records for specific Critical
Tracking Events (CTEs). As that product changes hands or changes
form, a compounding string of data must be transferred between
trading partners to provide full, end-to-end traceability. As the
world’s largest operating traceability network, the ReposiTrak
solution enables the exchange and maintenance of FDA-required data
between food supply chain operators.
About ReposiTrak
ReposiTrak (NYSE: TRAK), formerly Park City Group, provides
retailers, suppliers and wholesalers with a robust solution suite
consisting of three product families: food traceability, compliance
and risk management and supply chain solutions. ReposiTrak’s
integrated, cloud-based applications are supported by an
unparalleled team of experts. For more information, please visit
https://repositrak.com/.
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