GS1-128 label compliance, FSMA 204 traceability, and produce shipping guides for growers, packers, and shippers.
October 25, 2026
Shipping fresh produce to Target is a different compliance conversation than Walmart or Costco. Target's label requirements are specific, they've been tightened in recent years, and the consequences f...
October 25, 2026
FSMA Rule 204 has been in the news for years, but many small produce growers still aren't sure what it actually requires of them — or whether it applies to them at all.
October 25, 2026
If you're a fresh produce grower shipping to Walmart, Kroger, Costco, or any major U.S. retailer, you've probably heard the term PTI case label. You may have even been asked to add one to your cases b...
September 6, 2026
Printing a Walmart-compliant GS1-128 pallet label is not complicated once you understand the requirements. The problem is that most packing houses are printing labels using generic WMS templates or Mi...
September 6, 2026
Leafy greens — romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, spinach, arugula, spring mix, and similar commodities — are classified as high-risk foods under FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act Rule 204. This mean...
September 6, 2026
The SSCC — Serial Shipping Container Code — is the most critical field on a pallet label. It is the unique identifier for that specific pallet in that specific shipment. If the SSCC is wrong, the pall...
September 6, 2026
Kroger is the largest traditional grocery retailer in the United States, operating more than 2,700 stores across 35 states under banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Smith's, Dillons,...
September 6, 2026
A GTIN mismatch chargeback is one of the most frustrating charges a produce supplier receives — because the product itself is exactly right, but the number on the label doesn't match what the retailer...
September 6, 2026
You shipped compliant product. The truck arrived on time. Then you got the call — or more likely, the automated chargeback notice — that your barcode failed to scan at the distribution center.
September 6, 2026
Every pallet of fresh produce shipped to a major US retailer must carry a GS1-128 barcode label. This isn't optional and it isn't a formality — it's the machine-readable identity document for your shi...
September 6, 2026
Walmart's Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP) is an automated compliance enforcement system that monitors inbound shipments and issues financial penalties — called SQEP charges — when barcode l...
September 6, 2026
You shipped the product. The truck arrived on time. But a few days later you received a chargeback notice citing "ASN mismatch." Now you're disputing a deduction you don't fully understand, against a...
September 6, 2026
If you ship produce to Costco, every pallet that enters their distribution network must carry a GS1-128 barcode label that meets their current compliance specifications. A label that doesn't scan, car...