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Document set current to 30 July 2026
Defined term · Quality and documentation

Batch traceability

The linkage between a certificate and the specific batch supplied, by batch identifier and date. A certificate that cannot be linked to the material in hand is a specimen document.

Document identifier
CEI-GT-166
Series
Defined term
Version
1.0
Published
30 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
30 Jul 2026
Certainty
Not rated

§1Batch traceability

§1.1Also known as

Lot traceability

§1.2Category

Quality and documentation — Terms describing the documentary record of a manufactured material.

§1.3Related terms

  • Certificate of analysis — The document accompanying a batch, reporting the determinations made and the results obtained. Its value depends entirely on which fields it carries and whether the…
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