LabSoft LIMS USDA NR is an intuitive tool for managing USDA FSIS Noncompliance Record (NR) Form
5400-4. This Add-In Module allows you to focus on root-cause(s) and determine the reasons,
circumstances, and responsible parties of noncompliance events. It provides a flexible method to
store, access, manage and report all facets of an NR.
- FSIS Directive 5400.5 - Supports FSIS Directive 5400.5 (part of Pathogen Reduction-Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems final rule July 1996).
- NR Incidents - Track and analyze the individual incidents contained within an NR. This
allows you to focus on the root-cause(s) and determine the reasons, circumstances, and responsible
parties.
- Encapsulation - Store and view all the related documents including: image of the
original 5400-4, Responses and Appeals, USDA replies and any supporting attachments. Supports
any format including Word®, Excel®, Acrobat® PDF, etc.
- Correspondence Standardization - Use configurable templates to standardize your Responses
and Appeals. Easily setup template fields that will auto populate from your database.
- Auto E-mail - Automatically E-mail responsible "stake-holders" when an NR reaches
certain stages such as:
- New NR received
- Response/Appeal waiting for internal review
- Internal Reviewer has completed review
- USDA has responded
- User Configurable - Add your own fields and codes.
- On-Line Review - Allow on-line review of the original NR along with all Responses and Appeals
before they are sent to the USDA.
- Security - Role-based and Facility based security.
- Reporting - View samples of user configured reports.
Figure 1 is an example of a Noncompliance Record stored in the LabSoft LIMS database. More than
one incident may be linked to a Noncompliance Record.
Figure 2 is an example of the incident tracking available to each Noncompliance Record stored
in the LabSoft LIMS database.
Figure 3 illustrates samples of user configured reports.
- A stand-alone version of LabSoft LIMS' USDA NR Add-In is available
