Foodtech labs run product development and product safety side by side. A new formulation moves from sensory panels through shelf-life testing into micro and chem release, and stays traceable through every supplier, batch, and shipment that follows. LabRelations builds LIMS for that work: raw materials, formulations, shelf-life studies, micro and chem release, allergen control, and lot-to-lot genealogy in one place. QMS sits alongside for HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and FSMA: documents, training, deviations, supplier qualification, and CAPA.
The lab team works in software designed for the bench and the batch, and the food safety lead works in software designed for quality. They share data where it matters (a deviation linked to the lot that triggered it, a supplier change visible against the affected raw material), but each system stays focused on the team using it.
LIMS for the bench and the batch. QMS for food safety. Used independently. Connected when the work crosses over.
Each raw material lot, intermediate, and finished batch is registered with parent-child links. A shipment that comes back with an issue traces straight back to the supplier lot, the formulation, and every product that used it. The genealogy is queryable end to end: useful for development, essential for a recall.
Formulations are versioned objects. A new iteration carries forward what was learned from the last one. Sensory panels, micro results, and shelf-life points link back to the formulation that produced them, so comparing iterations is a query, not a spreadsheet exercise.
Shelf-life studies are first-class objects. Time points, conditions, and pull schedules are configured up front. The system flags pulls coming due, attaches results to the right time point, and tracks the study to closure.
Each lot is scheduled against the right tests at the right limits. Micro and chem results land against the lot. Failed tests block release and open an investigation. The CoA generates from approved results, not from a manual transcription.
Documents, SOPs, HACCP plans, training, deviations, supplier qualification, internal audits, and CAPA. The records the assessor wants are organised the way the standard expects, and traceability runs through everything.
Lot genealogy is the recall tool. From a single failed result, you can pull every downstream batch, finished product, and shipment in seconds, with the documentation pre-organised for the regulator.
A mix of people who've actually worked in the industry supported by technical people for configuration needs inside the platform itself.
