Batch & Lot Tracking for Supplement Companies Using Veeqo

The Challenge: FDA Compliance for Dietary Supplements

If you're selling dietary supplements through Veeqo, you're likely facing a critical compliance challenge: FDA 21 CFR 111 requires lot and batch tracking for dietary supplement manufacturers and distributors. Without automated tracking, you risk compliance violations, failed audits, costly recalls, and shipping expired products to customers.

The problem is that Veeqo doesn't natively track batch numbers or lot codes at the order level. You can see total quantity, but you can't prove which specific manufacturer lot went to which customer. This creates compliance gaps, makes recalls nearly impossible, and puts your business at risk.

Why Supplement Companies Need Batch Tracking

Dietary supplement sellers face unique inventory challenges:

• FDA requires lot/batch documentation per 21 CFR 111 for dietary supplements
• Older batches don't always expire first (FIFO doesn't work for supplements)
• Product recalls require identifying affected lots within hours
• Customers expect long shelf life remaining on supplement purchases
• 10-15% of supplement inventory typically expires before selling (industry average)

TraceLot solves these challenges by adding batch and lot tracking with expiry management directly into your Veeqo workflow. No manual spreadsheets, no double-entry, no compliance gaps.

How TraceLot Works for Supplement Sellers

TraceLot integrates with Veeqo to provide FDA-ready batch and lot tracking without changing your existing workflow:

1. Connect your Veeqo account using OAuth integration (takes 2 minutes)
2. Import your supplement SKUs that need batch tracking and expiry management
3. Create batches with manufacturer lot numbers, expiry dates, and production dates when receiving inventory
4. FEFO automatically assigns batches to every Veeqo order (earliest-expiring batch ships first)
5. Get daily expiry alerts for batches approaching expiration (30, 60, 90 days)
6. Maintain complete traceability showing which lot number went to which customer order

FEFO: Why It's Essential for Supplements

Most warehouses use FIFO (First-In-First-Out), which ships the oldest stock first. This doesn't work for supplements because older batches don't always expire first.

Example: You receive Batch A (expires Dec 2025) in January, then Batch B (expires June 2025) in February. FIFO would ship Batch A first because it's older, but Batch B expires sooner. You'd end up with expired inventory.

FEFO (First-Expired-First-Out) solves this by prioritizing expiry dates over receiving dates. TraceLot's FEFO allocation system automatically assigns the earliest-expiring batch to every order, ensuring you never ship expired supplements and systematically sell through inventory before expiration.

Product Recalls: From Multi-Day Crisis to 5-Minute Query

Product recalls are a nightmare scenario for supplement companies. You need to identify every customer who received an affected lot, contact them immediately, and provide FDA with complete traceability records.

Without batch tracking, this requires manually reviewing thousands of orders, checking receiving records, and hoping your spreadsheets are accurate. It can take days.

With TraceLot, it takes 5 minutes. Search for the affected manufacturer lot number, and instantly see every order that included it. Export the list, contact customers, and provide FDA with the required documentation — all from a single query.