What general requirements apply to records required under this part?

(a) Except as otherwise specified, all records required under this part must: (1) Include, as applicable: (i) The name and location of your farm; (ii) Actual values and observations obtained during monitoring; (iii) An adequate description (such as the commodity name, or the specific variety or brand name of a commodity, and, when available, any lot number or other identifier) of covered produce applicable to the record; (iv) The location of a growing area (for example, a specific field) or other area (for example, a specific packing shed) applicable to the record; and (v) The date and time of the activity documented; (2) Be created at the time an activity is performed or observed; (3) Be accurate, legible, and indelible; and (4) Be dated, and signed or initialed by the person who performed the activity documented. (b) Records required under §§ 112.7(b); 112.30(b); 112.50(b)(2), (5), (7), and (11); 112.60(b)(2); 112.140(b)(1) and (2); and 112.150(b)(1), (4), and (6) must be reviewed, dated, and signed, within a reasonable time after the records are made, by a supervisor or responsible party. [80 FR 74547, Nov. 27, 2015, as amended at 84 FR 12491, Apr. 2, 2019; 89 FR 37519, May 6, 2024]