What records must I keep when I am the first land-based receiver of a food on the Food Traceability List that was obtained from a fishing vessel?

21 C.F.R. § 1.1335
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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For each traceability lot of a food obtained from a fishing vessel for which you are the first land-based receiver, you must maintain records containing the following information and linking this information to the traceability lot: (a) The traceability lot code you assigned; (b) The species and/or acceptable market name for unpackaged food, or the product description for packaged food; (c) The quantity and unit of measure of the food (e.g., 300 kg); (d) The harvest date range and locations (as identified under the National Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Geographic Code, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Major Fishing Area list, or any other widely recognized geographical location standard) for the trip during which the food was caught; (e) The location description for the first land-based receiver (i.e., the traceability lot code source), and (if applicable) the traceability lot code source reference; (f) The date the food was landed; and (g) The reference document type and reference document number.

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