Albrecht's Delafield Market has selected the ReposiTrak Traceability Network®? (RTN) to automate the exchange of traceability data with its suppliers. The FDA's FSMA 204 food traceability law requires the exchange of information between supply chain operators to document a product's path through the supply chain from its point of origin to its point of sale.

Albrecht's use of RTN will simplify the traceability process for the supermarket and its suppliers. Food traceability requires the exchange of a complex set of data, referred to by the FDA as "Key Data Elements" or "KDEs." Some KDEs can be printed on labels, such as the product description, Traceability Lot Code (TLC) and information about where the product was made. However, some required KDEs are not known at the time that labels are printed and must be sent electronically, every time a shipment is sent.

RTN enables KDEs from any source, for any product, to be collected, organized and stored in a retrievable format according to the FSMA 204 food traceable law and the unique requirements of each retailer and wholesaler.