To help identify products/items and locations in FSMA 204 Critical Tracking Event (CTEs), a company's master product and location is used.
What is Master Data
Master Location data are the attributes of defining location, such as a location name, physical address, DUNS, GLN, and/or GPS coordinates.
Master Product data are the attributes of defining a product such as the product/item id, product description, UOM, GTIN, FTL Category, Commodity, Variety (or common species for seafood).
Master Location Data references the addresses of all your organization’s locations. Master Product Data references the information about each of the products you manufacture, process, pack or hold.