Food Regulations
Traceability Lot Codes, Explained: Who Assigns Them, Who Keeps Them, Who Passes Them On KEY TAKEAWAYS • Under FSMA 204, […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS • The Food Traceability Rule requires a written traceability plan from everyone covered by it — the plan
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Accuracy tells you whether a record is correct. Visibility tells you what you have, where it is,
KEY TAKEAWAYS • In a 2026 survey of more than 600 U.S. manufacturing leaders, 65% of frontline supervisors reported losing
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Enforcement of the FDA Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) is set for July 20, 2028; Congress has
Update: 08/12/2026 KEY TAKEAWAYS • FDA-regulated food recalls rose to 523 in 2025, up from 431 in 2024, and undeclared
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Metrc runs state track-and-trace in roughly 29 to 30 markets, and a Maine legislative report states plainly
KEY TAKEAWAYS • The FDA’s own regulatory impact analysis for the traceability rule counts non-health benefits — avoiding overly broad
KEY TAKEAWAYS • A recall can only be as narrow as your records. In early 2026 a frozen-foods processor’s recall
