The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)plans to finalize the Food Traceability Rule this fall. With the final rule in place, additional record-keeping requirements will be mandatory for many food and beverage manufacturers. In fact, the proposed rule would make compliance using manual systems nearly impossible.

Digital Recordkeeping

Section 204 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires the FDA to designate foods for which additional record-keeping requirements are appropriate and necessary to protect public health, and to establish those record-keeping requirements. Despite the looming deadline, a sizable percentage of the food industry is not prepared to deliver that information to FDA.

When finalized, the new rule would require companies to provide documentation for certain Key Data Elements (KDEs) for Critical Tracking Events (CTEs). Moreover, companies must provide documentation within 24 hours of request and in a sortable, electronic spreadsheet. If you feel ill-prepared, you’re not alone. That’s why TraceGains has teamed up with The Acheson Group (TAG) to help you learn who must comply with this rule, by when, and what’s the easiest way to produce the required documentation.

Watch our on-demand webinar to gain answers to your most pressing questions about FSMA 204 from TAG’s Food Safety Director Eric Edmunds, JD. Eric has combed through thousands of industry comments that were submitted to the FDA to influence changes in the final rule. This research provides expert insights on the final ruling and outlines the timeline and conditions for compliance.

Watch & learn:

In this on-demand webinar, you’ll discover:

• Requirements for collecting the correct information and documentation.
• Which foods will be subject to the proposed new rules.
• Obstacles to consider for compliance.
• Methods to reshape your supply chain now.