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Co-packers sit at the most complex point in the FSMA 204 supply chain — receiving from multiple growers, transforming inputs into finished products, shipping to multiple buyers. ActaPath handles all of it, without the enterprise price tag.
What co-packers are dealing with
The most complex FSMA 204 compliance burden falls on the people in the middle of the supply chain.
Your growers ship without lot codes — and you're the one who has to clean it up.
FSMA 204 requires you to record incoming lot codes at receiving. When a grower ships without one, you can't create it retroactively with accurate source information. That gap sits in your records, not theirs. ActaPath gives your growers the tools to originate compliant data — so you receive it, not chase it.
Transformation events are the hardest part — and most tools skip them.
When multiple incoming lots become one or more outgoing products, FSMA 204 requires you to record the linkage: which input lots contributed to which output lots, with full key data elements on both sides. No spreadsheet handles many-to-many lot linkage reliably. ActaPath makes this a first-class workflow, not an afterthought.
You're packing for 8 clients — and keeping their records in 8 separate spreadsheets.
A co-packer packing for multiple brand clients needs clean, separate traceability records for each. When those records live in shared spreadsheets, one typo in a lot code can break a chain — and you won't discover it until someone asks you to prove the chain is intact.
An FDA records request is 24 hours. Your response is currently all-hands-on-deck.
The 24-hour electronic records production requirement means one typo or missing lot code discovered in a crisis has no resolution time. Co-packers who respond with a query, not a search party, are the ones who weather audits without disrupting their operations.
How ActaPath works for co-packers
Every CTE the rule requires, in a workflow designed for production floors.
Receive
Log incoming lots at the dock. If your grower is on ActaPath, their harvest and shipping records pre-populate your receiving form. Otherwise, enter manually once and the data is captured.
FSMA 204 CTE: Receiving
Incoming lot code · Supplier · Receive date · Quantity · Commodity
Transform
Link incoming lots to outgoing products in a purpose-built transformation wizard. Many-to-many lot relationships are handled natively — select your inputs, specify your outputs, and ActaPath maintains the full linkage.
FSMA 204 CTE: Transformation
Input lot codes · Output lot codes · Transform date · Facility · KDEs for both sides
Ship
Record outgoing shipments with all required shipping KDEs. Lot codes, quantities, recipient, and shipping date — all linked to the full upstream history for that lot.
FSMA 204 CTE: Shipping
Lot code · Ship date · Quantity · Recipient · TLC source propagation
Export
Generate a sortable electronic spreadsheet in the FDA-required format in one click. Filter by lot, date range, or client. The 24-hour response window is no longer the scary part.
FSMA 204 Records Production
Electronic sortable spreadsheet · Full CTE chain · All KDEs · 24-hour capable
Each client's records are clean and separate — by design.
Client A's lots never appear in Client B's records. Audit one client. Export for one client. No mix-ups, no cross-contamination.
Quality holds and CAPA records, built into the same system.
Place a lot on hold, document the reason, track resolution. PCQI-level documentation attached to the lot record — not in a separate binder that gets lost.
Invite your growers — your receiving records are pre-populated.
When a grower you source from joins ActaPath, their shipping data flows directly to your receiving log. The first-mile data gap closes without an email or a phone call.
Traceability plan, generated and maintained in the platform.
FSMA 204 requires a written traceability plan. ActaPath generates it from your actual records and procedures — reflecting what you actually do, not a template from 2023.
Transformation events, natively
Many-to-many input/output lot linkage with full KDE capture on both sides.
Separate records for every client
Each client's traceability records are completely separate — no cross-contamination, clean audit exports per client.
Quality holds + PCQI docs
Hold a lot, document reasons, track resolution — PCQI-level records attached to each event.
One-click FDA export
Sortable electronic spreadsheet, formatted to spec, covering the full CTE chain from harvest to ship.
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