Meat & Poultry

Full chain-of-custody, from intake to shipment

Truzzel gives meat and poultry processors AI-powered receiving, lot-level traceability through grinding, mixing, and packing, and audit-ready records for USDA FSIS, SQF, and retailer programs.

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The processor challenge

Recalls are faster, audits are stricter

USDA FSIS expects lot-precise recalls in hours, not weeks. Retailer programs from Walmart, Costco, and Kroger demand digital traceability data. The top recall drivers — foreign material, undeclared allergens, and pathogen contamination — all require instant lot genealogy to contain.

Variable weights, trim streams, rework, and multi-source blending make traceability inherently complex. Paper batch records and spreadsheet archaeology cost days during a recall event.

Common processor pain points

Recall scope explosion — without lot-level trace, a single foreign material event triggers a plant-wide withdrawal instead of a targeted recall

Allergen and label errors — changeover-driven misbranding and undeclared allergens are top FSIS recall triggers every year

Multi-source blending complexity — a single grind or mix uses primals from multiple suppliers, and linking every source lot is manual

Temperature documentation gaps — receiving temps, cooler temps, and cook/chill temps logged on paper with gaps auditors always find

HACCP recordkeeping burden — CCP monitoring, corrective actions, and verification activities generate mountains of paper

Retailer audit pressure — BRCGS, SQF, and Walmart SQEP demand digital records, not binders

The Truzzel solution

Every lot linked. Every gap flagged.

Truzzel captures receiving data from supplier labels and bills of lading using AI phone capture, links every source lot through production, and generates complete trace records — all without barcode scanners or manual data entry.

How Truzzel solves it

AI Vision Capture at the dock — snap supplier labels and BOLs. AI extracts lot, item, weight, temp, and supplier info. No typing, no scanners.

Production lot linking — snap ingredient labels as they enter the grind, mix, or batch. AI links every source lot to the production record.

AI exception detection — missing COAs, overdue tests, temperature excursions, and document gaps flagged automatically by severity.

Targeted recall in minutes — enter a lot code, get every affected batch, every pallet, and every customer — in under 2 minutes.

Quality test management — define CCP tests, record results, link to lots. Corrective actions tracked. Verification activities documented.

Label verification — Truzzel generates case labels with QR codes. Snap to verify the label matches the batch. Wrong label? Flagged.

Processor features

Built for high-volume protein processing

From primal receiving to case shipment. Full chain-of-custody coverage.

AI phone capture at the dock

Snap supplier labels and BOLs from any vendor. AI reads lot codes, weights, temperatures, and supplier info from any label format.

Recipe & formula management

Define grind specs, sausage formulas, and marinade recipes. Version control tracks every change. Auditors see which spec produced which batch.

Intake-to-shipment traceability

Every primal, every grind, every pack — traced to every customer. One-up/one-down traceability that satisfies FSIS, BRCGS, and SQF.

Cold chain receiving documentation

Delivery temperatures captured from BOLs at receiving. Temperature data linked to the lot record. Excursions flagged as exceptions automatically.

HACCP & quality management

Define CCP tests, record results at the lot level, track corrective actions and verification activities. Digital records replace paper HACCP logs.

SQF, BRCGS & retailer audit ready

Real-time audit readiness scoring. Document coverage, CCP records, and traceability completeness scored daily — not discovered during the audit.

Delivery route management

Plan routes, assign drivers, track cold chain deliveries. Driver mobile view with maps navigation and delivery confirmation at each stop.

Case labeling with QR codes

Generate labels with lot codes and QR codes for every case. Snap to verify label matches batch. Reduces misbranding risk at changeovers.

Batch cost tracking

Actual cost per unit from real ingredient lots consumed. Commodity price swings reflected immediately in batch-level costing and margin visibility.

Every primal, every grind, every customer — traced.

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