Food Plus Technology

Food Traceability Rule (FTR) Training by Food Plus Technology

Food Plus Technology FTR Training is designed to get beyond generic overviews to deliver actionable resources and foster supply chain compliance with 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart S.

Our intensive program extends the standard FDA-recognized Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) curriculum with an industry-forward perspective. Built directly on the official FSPCA standardized curriculum, the chapter content is extended with tactical, real-world application.

Additionally, our FTR Training utilizes our signature FTRplus Capstone Advantage™, an advanced framework designed to develop a practical, compliant food traceability blueprint for your business.

FTR Training Incorporating FTRplus Capstone Advantage™

• 10 Collaborative Sessions: Each session features 1.5 hours of targeted instruction followed by up to 30 minutes of facilitated cohort discussion.
• 15 Hours of Expert Contact: Learn directly from an FSPCA FTR Lead Instructor with deep, real-world supply chain experience.
• Interactive Capstone Exercises: Every session includes a guided exercise using the FTRplus Capstone Advantage™ to customize an operational framework for your unique food traceability program.
• FSPCA Certificate of Completion: Included with your registration upon successful completion of the course.

What You Will Build with FTRplus Capstone Advantage™

FTRplus is developed by the same experts behind PCQIplus, the premier web application for building Food Safety Plans. Just as PCQIplus offers an intuitive, step-by-step approach to navigating the requirements of the Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule, FTRplus offers the same seamless, practical guidance for the Food Traceability Rule.

Through our session-by-session tactical exercises, FTRplus Capstone Advantage™ will help you translate the FDA Food Traceability rule directly into your own business context:

• Identify FTL Items: Build a reliable screening protocol to instantly flag Food Traceability List (FTL) ingredients and multi-ingredient carry-overs.
• Translate Exemptions: Leverage the FDA Interactive Exemption Tool to write legally sound exemption memoranda and validate "kill steps" in your supply chain.
• Map CTEs & KDEs: Trace the flow of products through your unique facility, mapping critical tracking events from inbound receipt to outbound shipping.
• Master Lot Coding: Resolve complex, multi-commodity logistics scenarios and establish bulletproof Traceability Lot Code (TLC) assignment protocols.
• Draft Your Written Traceability Plan: Outline the five mandated elements of your Traceability Plan to satisfy the strict requirements of Subpart S.
• Prepare for FDA Tracing Requests: Evaluate your internal database systems (ERP, WMS, MES) and identify potential data gaps to ensure you can satisfy an FDA request for an Electronic Sortable Spreadsheet within the mandatory 24-hour window.

John Henry Wells, D. Engr.
FSPCA Lead Instructor
Food Plus Technology