Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 1.1325 - What records must I keep and provide when I harvest or cool a raw agricultural commodity on the Food Traceability List?

(a) Harvesting. (1) For each raw agricultural commodity (not obtained from a fishing vessel) on the Food Traceability List that you harvest, you must maintain records containing the following information:

(i) The location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter) of the food;

(ii) The commodity and, if applicable, variety of the food;

(iii) The quantity and unit of measure of the food (e.g., 75 bins, 200 pounds);

(iv) The location description for the farm where the food was harvested;

(v) For produce, the name of the field or other growing area from which the food was harvested (which must correspond to the name used by the grower), or other information identifying the harvest location at least as precisely as the field or other growing area name;

(vi) For aquacultured food, the name of the container (e.g., pond, pool, tank, cage) from which the food was harvested (which must correspond to the container name used by the aquaculture farmer) or other information identifying the harvest location at least as precisely as the container name;

(vii) The date of harvesting; and

(viii) The reference document type and reference document number.

(2) For each raw agricultural commodity (not obtained from a fishing vessel) on the Food Traceability List that you harvest, you must provide (in electronic, paper, or other written form) your business name, phone number, and the information in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section to the initial packer of the raw agricultural commodity you harvest, either directly or through the supply chain.

(b) Cooling before initial packing. (1) For each raw agricultural commodity (not obtained from a fishing vessel) on the Food Traceability List that you cool before it is initially packed, you must maintain records containing the following information:

(i) The location description for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter) of the food;

(ii) The commodity and, if applicable, variety of the food;

(iii) The quantity and unit of measure of the food (e.g., 75 bins, 200 pounds);

(iv) The location description for where you cooled the food;

(v) The date of cooling;

(vi) The location description for the farm where the food was harvested; and

(vii) The reference document type and reference document number.

(2) For each raw agricultural commodity (not obtained from a fishing vessel) on the Food Traceability List that you cool before it is initially packed, you must provide (in electronic, paper, or other written form) the information in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (vi) of this section to the initial packer of the raw agricultural commodity you cool, either directly or through the supply chain.

source: 42 FR 15553, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 1.1325