LOT AXIS. Articles of Interest
Package IDs, Retail Item IDs and the Cost of a Mismatch
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Each identifier names one physical thing: a Plant UID one plant, a Package UID one container, a […]
What Auditors Actually Find: Reading the BRCGS and SQF Non-Conformance Data
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Most audit findings are about the building: cleaning, walls, doors, chemicals. Across 72,000+ BRCGS audits, seven of […]
Paying Rent on Pallets You Cannot Sell: The Cold Storage Math
KEY TAKEAWAYS • The two largest US cold storage operators reported storage revenue of about $21 per pallet a month […]
FEFO in Practice: Shipping by Expiry Instead of by Age
KEY TAKEAWAYS • First-in, first-out (FIFO) ships the lot that arrived first. First-expired, first-out (FEFO) ships the lot with the […]
Run a Mock Recall This Afternoon: A Two-Hour Exercise and What to Write Down
KEY TAKEAWAYS • In FDA’s 2026 traceability drills most firms got records in within 24 hours, but only 40% of […]
Yield by Lot: The Number That Tells You Which Raw Material Is Really Costing You
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Published yield data treats yield as a range, not a constant: FAO’s compilation for Alaska pollock reports […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS • The largest U.S. compilation — 35 studies, 4,179 samples, 32 states, 2010–2023 — found an overall mislabeling […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Sunrise 2027 is an industry goal set through GS1, not a law: by the end of 2027 […]