What the July 2026 Iceberg Lettuce Traceback Proved About Traceability Gaps
KEY TAKEAWAYS • FDA’s traceback converged on one supplier, but the recall issued on July 17, 2026 covered all iceberg […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS • FDA’s traceback converged on one supplier, but the recall issued on July 17, 2026 covered all iceberg […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS • NOAA’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) covers imports of 13 species groups — more than 1,100 species
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 • 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 • 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