Under the FDA’s proposed Food Traceability Rule, manufacturers would be required to produce documentation for certain Key Data Elements (KDEs) & Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) within 24 hours of request in a sortable, electronic spreadsheet. The change presents a significant hurdle for companies that haven’t yet transitioned to fully automated plant management software—especially those still using paper-based records. Yet, tracing the movement of high-risk foods is critical in the New Era of Food Safety, so the pressure is on.

While the proposed requirement originally surfaced last fall, things have changed since then. Join Director of Food Safety, Eric Edmunds, JD, at FSMA, as he recaps the proposed regulation and provides a timely update to help you prepare your facility. 

Learning Objectives:-

• The Facts: Need-to-know details about the trace rule, including dates, deadlines, exemptions, CTEs, KDEs, record maintenance best practices, and any recent additions to Sec 204 (FTL)
• The Challenge: How the FDA hopes to take traceability compliance out of the binder and into a tech-enabled solution 
• The Solution: Ways companies can begin preparing to be trace-compliant right now