Cheeses (other than hard cheeses)
Soft, semi-soft, and fresh cheeses including soft unripened/fresh soft, soft ripened/semi-soft, and cheese made from unpasteurized milk. Excludes hard cheeses.
Foods on the FTL (16)
What's NOT on the FTL
These items are explicitly excluded from the Cheeses (other than hard cheeses) category and do not require FSMA 204 traceability records.
Required Critical Tracking Events (3)
Each CTE requires specific records to be created and maintained for Cheeses (other than hard cheeses).
Receiving
The act of receiving a food at a facility other than a farm.
Applies to: All entities in the supply chain except farms
Transforming (creating, cooling, packing)
An event that changes the Traceability Lot Code (TLC) of a food, including manufacturing, processing, packing, re-packing, and labeling.
Applies to: Processors, packers, manufacturers
Shipping
The act of shipping a food from one location to another.
Applies to: All entities shipping FTL foods
Required Key Data Elements (6)
These data fields must be recorded and maintained for each Critical Tracking Event involving Cheeses (other than hard cheeses).
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