GIFSQ Tools · Module 13 — HACCP, Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance · Tool 258 of 500
Simulate a recall drill: how much of the lot you can trace, how fast, and the readiness score against your trace target.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Traceability (%)
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Time score
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Readiness score
Equation: Traceability (%) = lots traced ÷ total lots × 100. Time score = 100 when the trace time is at or under the target; otherwise 100 − (trace time − target) ÷ target × 100, floored at 0. Readiness score = traceability × 0.6 + time score × 0.4.
Method: Recall readiness per the traceability requirements of FDA FSMA Rule 204 (21 CFR 1.1300–1.1455, records to be provided within 24 hours), the one-step-back-one-step-forward traceability in EU Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 Article 18, and the traceability requirements of the Canada Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The 60/40 weighting is the tool’s stated rule, not a legal requirement.
Assumptions: the drill covers one lot set; the target time is the site’s own drill target, which should be well inside the legal deadline for the market.
Limitations: a drill score is not recall readiness — it tests the records, not the decision to recall, the customer list or the product recovery. Run drills on the worst case, not the easiest lot.
Rounding: percentages and scores to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: Recall readiness per the traceability requirements of FDA FSMA Rule 204 (21 CFR 1.1300–1.1455, records to be provided within 24 hours), the one-step-back-one-step-forward traceability in EU Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 Article 18, and the traceability requirements of the Canada Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The 60/40 weighting is the tool’s stated rule, not a legal requirement.
Assumptions: the drill covers one lot set; the target time is the site’s own drill target, which should be well inside the legal deadline for the market.
Limitations: a drill score is not recall readiness — it tests the records, not the decision to recall, the customer list or the product recovery. Run drills on the worst case, not the easiest lot.
Rounding: percentages and scores to 2 decimal places; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: 48 of 50 lots traced in 3 h against a 4 h target: traceability 96.00%, time score 100.00, readiness 96 × 0.6 + 100 × 0.4 = 97.60.
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The legal deadline is the outside limit, not the target — your drill target should be hours, not the full 24 hours the US rule allows. Tool 258 of 500 — GIFSQ
