Complex import supply chains and outbreak history put tropical tree fruits on the Food Traceability List. Traceability across borders is challenging — but required.
Tropical tree fruits have been linked to Salmonella and Cyclospora outbreaks, with papayas being a repeat offender. The complex supply chains — often involving international growing, domestic importing, repacking, and multi-state distribution — make traceability especially challenging. When outbreaks occur, traceback across international borders can take weeks or months without proper records.
Events in the supply chain where you must capture traceability data:
Data you must record at each tracking event:
Major retailers have their own traceability requirements for tropical tree fruits, often stricter than the FDA's.
Track tropical fruits from international growing areas through domestic packing and shipping — growing area coordinates work globally.
PTI-compliant pallet tags for mango, papaya, guava, and other tropical fruits with proper variety codes and GS1-128 barcodes.
Handle receiving and repacking CTEs — record the incoming lot data and link it to your new TLC when you repack.
Partner packing for tropical fruit importers — pack under their brand with their GS1 data, attributable to their quota.
Instant traceback across the full domestic chain when a buyer or FDA needs to trace a lot.
Tropical tree fruits cross borders, change hands, and get repacked — creating traceability complexity that other commodities don't face. FieldToFile simplifies the domestic side of that equation: compliant labels, lot tracking, and audit-ready records from the moment fruit enters your packhouse.
Your first truckload is on us — up to 56 pallets, fully compliant. No credit card.