Rockwell and Kezzler Protect Public Health by Tackling Food Traceability Challenges

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Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) and Kezzler have partnered to address food traceability challenges in response to new FDA requirements. The collaboration combines Rockwell's Plex and FactoryTalk solutions with Kezzler's digital ID technology to enable comprehensive food tracking from origin to finished product. This initiative aims to help companies comply with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements, which mandate additional record-keeping for high-risk foods by January 20, 2026. The solution helps track ingredients through Traceability Lot Codes, enhancing compliance, operational efficiency, and consumer safety in response to the WHO's estimate that 600 million people globally fall ill from contaminated food annually.

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• Partnership with Kezzler enhances ROK's food safety technology offerings
• Solution addresses compliance requirements for new FDA regulations
• Technology enables comprehensive product tracking and real-time monitoring

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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2024 / An estimated 600 million - almost 1 in 10 people in the world - get sick after eating contaminated food, according to the World Health Organization. To address this concern, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed, created a regulatory framework around food safety.

Part of that framework is the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the new section, Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods. This new section identifies high-risk foods to public health and requires additional record-keeping requirements that will help companies quickly identify and remove contaminated food from the market. Businesses must comply with this new section by January 20, 2026.

These expanded compliance and traceability requirements significantly increase the volume and complexity of data to manage-requiring the capture and maintenance of specific Key Data Elements at Critical Tracking Events.

The challenge for many companies: these data elements often reside in separate, non-interoperable systems and entities, spanning records from production, handling, and shipment of finished goods.

The solution requires verifying that every ingredient can be tracked from its origin to the finished product through sufficiently unique Traceability Lot Codes. The ability to ‘connect the dots' can enhance compliance and operational efficiency, boost consumer confidence, and protect public health.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Plex and FactoryTalk® solutions, combined with Kezzler's digital ID solutions, enable producers to elevate processing and factory data captured within the four walls of the plant into a single-source query product genealogy.

By connecting this information to the overall supply chain, this technology collaboration from Rockwell and Kezzler means companies can track food from start to finish, monitor critical control points in real time, automate collection and visualization of data trends, and protect products against counterfeits and supply chain changes. It will ultimately help them respond faster to contaminated food risks and protect consumers from foodborne illness and even death.

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Tracing food products from harvesting to retail is a challenge. New solutions from Rockwell and Kezzler make it easier to comply with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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FAQ

When must companies comply with the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act traceability requirements?

Companies must comply with the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act traceability requirements by January 20, 2026.

What solutions is Rockwell Automation (ROK) offering for food traceability?

Rockwell Automation is offering Plex and FactoryTalk solutions combined with Kezzler's digital ID technology to enable comprehensive food tracking from origin to finished product.

How many people are affected by contaminated food according to the WHO?

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 600 million people - almost 1 in 10 people globally - get sick after eating contaminated food.