This example was generated from an illustrative intake for a farm mixed-type facility that grows and fresh-cuts leafy greens. It is a real output of the same generator that produces a paid kit, not a hand-written mock. The firm is an illustrative example, not a customer.
Plan elements
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Procedures for maintaining required records
21 CFR 1.1315(a)(1)
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Identifying Food Traceability List foods
21 CFR 1.1315(a)(2)
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Assigning traceability lot codes
21 CFR 1.1315(a)(3)
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Point of contact
21 CFR 1.1315(a)(4)
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Farm map
21 CFR 1.1315(a)(5)
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Written traceability plan (§ 1.1315)
Willamette Valley Greens, LLC
Corvallis, OR, prepared 2026-09-11
1. Procedures for maintaining required records
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21 CFR 1.1315(a)(1)
Willamette Valley Greens, LLC maintains the records required by 21 CFR part 1 subpart S as follows: Harvest and cooling logs are kept on paper in the pack shed office. Fresh-cut packing records and shipping bills of lading are entered into our inventory system and exported nightly to a cloud folder. All records are retained for two years and can be pulled up from the pack shed or the office.
2. Identifying Food Traceability List foods
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21 CFR 1.1315(a)(2)
Willamette Valley Greens, LLC identifies the following foods on the FDA Food Traceability List that it manufactures, processes, packs, or holds:
- Leafy greens (fresh) (Food Traceability List category: Leafy greens (fresh))
- Leafy greens (fresh-cut) (Food Traceability List category: Leafy greens (fresh-cut))
3. Assigning traceability lot codes
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21 CFR 1.1315(a)(3)
Willamette Valley Greens, LLC assigns traceability lot codes as follows: Each fresh-cut run gets a lot code of the form YYMMDD-LINE-SEQ (for example 260911-L2-007), assigned when the raw greens are initially packed. Harvest and cooling records carry the field name and harvest date so they can be linked back to the lot. Under 21 CFR 1.1320(a), a traceability lot code must be assigned when the firm initially packs a raw agricultural commodity, performs the first land-based receiving of a food obtained from a fishing vessel, or transforms a food.
4. Point of contact
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21 CFR 1.1315(a)(4)
Point of contact for questions regarding this traceability plan and its records: Marisol Ortega, Food Safety & Compliance Manager.
5. Farm map
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21 CFR 1.1315(a)(5)
Willamette Valley Greens, LLC grows or raises a food on the Food Traceability List other than eggs. The farm map below shows the location and name of each growing area:
- North Field: 44.5646, -123.2620
- River Field: 44.5591, -123.2712
Record registers for the activities you perform
Each register lists the Key Data Elements the rule requires for that Critical Tracking Event.
Harvesting
Field
Key Data Element
Citation
subsequent_recipient_location
Location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter)
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(i)
commodity_variety
Commodity and, if applicable, variety
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(ii)
quantity_unit
Quantity and unit of measure (e.g., 75 bins, 200 pounds)
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(iii)
farm_location
Location description for the farm where the food was harvested
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(iv)
growing_area_name
For produce, the name of the field or other growing area
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(v)
container_name
For aquacultured food, the name of the container (pond, pool, tank, cage)
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(vi)
harvest_date
Date of harvesting
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(vii)
reference_document
Reference document type and reference document number
21 CFR 1.1325(a)(1)(viii)
Cooling (before initial packing)
Field
Key Data Element
Citation
subsequent_recipient_location
Location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter)
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(i)
commodity_variety
Commodity and, if applicable, variety
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(ii)
quantity_unit
Quantity and unit of measure (e.g., 75 bins, 200 pounds)
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(iii)
cooling_location
Location description for where you cooled the food
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(iv)
cooling_date
Date of cooling
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(v)
farm_location
Location description for the farm where the food was harvested
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(vi)
reference_document
Reference document type and reference document number
21 CFR 1.1325(b)(1)(vii)
Initial packing
Field
Key Data Element
Citation
commodity_variety
Commodity and, if applicable, variety of the food received
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(1)
received_date
Date you received the food
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(2)
received_quantity_unit
Quantity and unit of measure of the food received (e.g., 75 bins, 200 pounds)
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(3)
farm_location
Location description for the farm where the food was harvested
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(4)
growing_area_name
For produce, the name of the field or other growing area
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(5)
container_name
For aquacultured food, the name of the container (pond, pool, tank, cage)
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(6)
harvester_business
Business name and phone number for the harvester of the food
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(7)
harvest_date
Date of harvesting
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(8)
cooling_location
Location description for where the food was cooled (if applicable)
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(9)
cooling_date
Date of cooling (if applicable)
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(10)
traceability_lot_code
The traceability lot code you assigned
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(11)
product_description
Product description of the packed food
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(12)
packed_quantity_unit
Quantity and unit of measure of the packed food (e.g., 6 cases, 200 pounds)
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(13)
packing_location
Location description for where you initially packed the food (the traceability lot code source), and the source reference if applicable
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(14)
packing_date
Date of initial packing
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(15)
reference_document
Reference document type and reference document number
21 CFR 1.1330(a)(16)
Shipping
Field
Key Data Element
Citation
traceability_lot_code
The traceability lot code for the food
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(1)
quantity_unit
Quantity and unit of measure of the food (e.g., 6 cases, 200 pounds)
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(2)
product_description
Product description for the food
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(3)
subsequent_recipient_location
Location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter)
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(4)
ship_from_location
Location description for the location from which you shipped the food
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(5)
ship_date
Date you shipped the food
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(6)
lot_code_source
Location description for the traceability lot code source, or the traceability lot code source reference
21 CFR 1.1340(a)(7)
reference_document
Reference document type and reference document number
Keep every record as an original paper or electronic record, or a true copy, legible and stored so it cannot deteriorate or be lost (21 CFR 1.1455(a)).
Be able to make all required records available to an authorized FDA representative within 24 hours of a request, together with any information needed to understand them, such as coding systems, glossaries, and abbreviations (21 CFR 1.1455(c)(1)).
Confirm that records held offsite or by another entity can be retrieved and provided onsite within 24 hours; electronic records count as onsite when they are accessible from an onsite location (21 CFR 1.1455(b), (c)(2)).
For a request tied to an outbreak or recall, be ready to provide the foods and date ranges or traceability lot codes named in the request within 24 hours, including when the request is made by phone (21 CFR 1.1455(c)(3)).
Be ready to provide the KDE records as an electronic sortable spreadsheet, unless the firm qualifies for one of the small-entity exceptions in 21 CFR 1.1455(c)(3)(iii).
Retain records for two years from the date the firm created or obtained them (21 CFR 1.1455(d)).
Provide an English translation of any record maintained in another language within a reasonable time of an FDA request (21 CFR 1.1455(c)(4)).
Confirm the plan's point of contact includes a phone number, which the rule's definition of point of contact requires (21 CFR 1.1310).
State the format and location of the records in the traceability plan, as 21 CFR 1.1455(g) requires through 21 CFR 1.1315(a)(1).
Use this plan to coordinate your own review, not as legal advice or proof of compliance. Tracelane does not certify compliance with the FDA Food Traceability Rule and does not file anything with FDA. Your team is responsible for the facts, for the records behind each register, and for anything submitted to FDA.
This is a real output of the same pipeline a paid order runs — the written plan with a citation on every element, the register columns for each activity, and the readiness checklist. Your own intake produces the same structure for your firm.