BarTender® Software Case Study
EnglishDairy farm deploys BarTender® labeling system
to enable FSMA compliance

SynopsisB efore processing milk for sale,dairy farms must test each batchof milk for pathogen activity
12 times over a 72-hour period.
 An organic dairy farm in theMidwest hand-marked andtracked the testing of the 11,000
batches they handled each year.
 The manual processes theyused were time-consuming andhad a high potential for humanerror, which in turn createdthe possibility of releasing
unwholesome product into
the food supply chain.
 Another dairy farm that had
recently converted from asimilar manual tracking systemrecommended BarTenderlabeling software as part ofan automated solution.
 Now, a complete set of labels are
printed for each testing batch,including BarTender-generated
barcodes for automated data
management and capture.
 Printing each batch’s labelsfrom one BarTender file ensuresconsistent and accurate data, anddata capture is now a matter ofa simple scan.
 The hours previously spent
handwriting labels and recording
batch data have been recovered.
 A year after the deployment, thedairy farm is managing label
production and creating new label
formats on their own, with no ITor technical assistance needed.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the first major update to US food safety policy in over
70 years, and it has created challenges for food producers and processors. FSMA requires companies toenact preventive controls, record testing and safety data for each lot of product, track a product’s journey
throughout the supply chain — and be able provide this information to regulators within 24 hours of arequest. All of this puts unprecedented pressure on an industry that has traditionally used manual methods
for data capture and tracking, including one organic dairy producer in the US Midwest.
The challenge:
Data collection for traceability
Under food safety regulations, whenmilk is collected from a dairy cow, asample must be stored in an ice bathand tested periodically over 72 hours
to ensure the milk is wholesome andpathogen-free. Each sample includes
12 vials, one for each test.
The dairy farm was struggling toaccurately label the 11,000 testing
samples they handle each year. They
were hand-labeling each vial, andthen manually recording the data
for each test, but they recognizedthat this highly manual process
was cumbersome and timeconsuming, with a high potential
for human error.
Another farm had recently
transitioned from a similar manual
process, and they recommended an
automated solution that included
using BarTender® label software tomark and track the testing samples.
The BarTender-based system wasefficient, accurate, easy to deploy,and met the demands of a busy
dairy farm environment.

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To meet the rigorous testing
requirements, the dairy farm alsoneeded label media that could
withstand up to 72 hours in chilledwater and that was a specific sizeand shape to accommodate thecontainers used in the testing system.

The solution:
Automation for food safety
The dairy farm considered several
software options, but selected
BarTender to drive their labeling,
barcoding and printing based on
its proven track record in foodsafety applications and its easeof deployment and adoption.
The new labels include BarTendergenerated barcodes for automateddata capture, increasing the testing
system’s efficiency and reducing thepotential for human error in thiscritical food safety application.
For label media, the farm chosea three-up, one-quart circle label
from Zebra that met the farm’s
requirements for size and durability.
Now when a sample is taken, 18 labels
are printed: 12 for labeling the sample
vials, and the rest for paperwork andother documentation.

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Results
The farm has been using theBarTender-driven labeling systemfor over a year. Label production
has been running seamlessly, withminimal additional support required
beyond ordering new label media
as needed.
The dairy farm can now set up
and print all 18 labels quickly andaccurately from one BarTender file,and data capture is now a matter of asimple scan, without the potential for
errors that came with handwrittenlabels and manual data recording.
And BarTender’s design interface
is so intuitive that the farm is now
creating new label formats on theirown — no consulting or professional
technical assistance needed.
The new BarTender-driven systemenables compliance with the data
capture and retrieval conditions ofFSMA, enabling an agile information
management solution that allows
rapid response to requests forrecords and information from
regulatory agencies.

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