What Is Chilled Food Batch Traceability?

Chilled foods – ready meals, sandwiches, yogurts, fresh pasta – have short shelf lives. Every batch must be traceable from raw ingredients to the refrigerated pallet.

If a quality issue occurs (e.g., temperature abuse, wrong ingredient), you need to recall only the affected batch. Not the whole production run.

Batch traceability means: Scan the batch code and see what ingredients were used, when it was made, and where it was shipped.

Where Scanning Happens on a Chilled Food Line

XTIOT Scanners for Chilled Food Traceability

🔹 XT8601B – Batch Scanner for High‑Speed Filling Lines

• Reads up to 100 codes in one scan – scan a whole tray of chilled food trays at once

• 90 codes per second – keeps line moving

• Deep learning AI reads codes on wet, cold, or curved packaging

• Detects missing or duplicate codes immediately

• IP67 – survives frequent washdowns

Best for: High‑speed filling and sealing lines

🔹 XTS03 – Case Packing Verification System

Ensures every product is in the correct shipping case

• Scan case code → scan each product code inside → system verifies they belong together

• Quantity check – alarm if wrong number of products

• Mismatch alert – wrong product in wrong case? Workstation locks

• Export reports – full traceability for retailers and food safety audits

Best for: Case packing station

🔹 XT6202HD – Handheld Scanner for Cold Storage

• Reads Data Matrix codes on cases and pallets

• 2.4G wireless – connect to your warehouse PC

• Point‑and‑shoot – simple for workers with cold storage gloves

• Works in refrigerated environments

Best for: Cold storage receiving, put‑away, outbound shipping

🔹 XT3001BHD – Hands‑Free Ring Scanner

• Wear on finger – both hands free for handling chilled cases

• Bluetooth + 2.4G wireless

• Works with cold storage gloves

• Batch storage – keep scanning when wireless drops

Best for: Pallet building, freezer loading

Simple Chilled Food Traceability Workflow

Raw ingredients arrive with lot codes
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XT6202HD scans ingredient codes → system records supplier, expiry
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Ingredients mixed into batch → batch code printed
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Mixer scans batch code → system links recipe, time, operator
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Filling line fills trays
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XT8601B batch scans trays as they exit filler
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Trays pass metal detector – result linked to each tray code
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Case packing station
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XTS03 workflow:
       1. Scan case code
       2. Scan each tray code inside
       3. System verifies: correct tray in correct case?
       4. Wrong tray? Alarm + lock
       5. All correct? Case sealed
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Cases moved to cold storage
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XT6202HD scans case codes → system records put‑away location
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Shipping: scan case codes → link to customer order

What Codes Are Used on Chilled Food Lines

Why Chilled Food Processors Need Traceability

Why XTIOT for Chilled Food Traceability

Need a batch traceability system for chilled food? Contact XTIOT.

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