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multiyear process to get up and running. Now they've
got 14 months. "
Smaller growers are not necessarily exempt from
compliance, either, Fields said, even though farms with
total produce sales of less than $25,000 are not covered
by the rule.
" If you're a retailer or a wholesaler or a distributor, and
you buy product from a vendor who says they're exempt,
what if they're lying to you? Whoops, " Fields said. " They
have just shifted the liability from them to you, and you
have no way of proving they're exempt. You have to take
their word for it. Good luck. So practically speaking, no
one's going to get exemptions. "
The adjustment, Fields said, " is going to be
gargantuan. This touches every process in the company.
It means if you are a merchant, you can only buy from
people who can do it (enhanced traceability), and you
have to be sure that they can.
Secondly, your distribution center can only accept
product from people who can do it, and then you have to
change the process of receiving and shipping. "
For example, instead of scanning bulk pallets, retailers
will have to scan every case of product.
" This will feel like getting in a time machine and going
backwards. This is going to be hard for the industry, " he
said. " ... Realistically, most people think they do some
form of traceability, and it just isn't true. People don't
So it's sort of like a hurdle
race to get people to the point where
they think, 'Oh my gosh. I better do
something.' If they have to mull and
stew over that for six months to figure it
out because they have other fish to fry,
they won't get it done in time. "
- Randy Fields, CEO, Repositrak
understand what it is, they mistakenly think that they do
it, and then they think they're exempt.
Fields estimated that by June 2025, ReposiTrak will
have around 8,000 to 10,000 participants in its system.
And despite the initial headaches, that will ultimately end
up being a good thing, he said.
" It will speed up traceability issues, all the way back
to the farm, " he said. " Anything that gives confidence to
consumers is a good thing, and this should. "
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Editor's Letter
Accelerated deadline
Weeding out danger
East Coast diversification
Regenerating soil
Connecting innovation and education at the Great Lakes EXPO
Organic Grower
Veg Connections
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Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
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