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DATA MANAGEMENT
TRACEABIL ITY
Traceability rule
changes looming
EXPERTS DISCUSS PROPOSED FSMA 204 AND
HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT PRODUCE INDUSTRY
By Zeke Jennings
Editor
IN SEPTEMBER 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) released a 199-page Proposed
Rule for Record Keeping for Food Traceability as part
of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The FDA has since solicited industry comments on
the proposed rule (aka FSMA 204), which is scheduled
to be finalized and submitted to the Federal Register
by Nov. 7, 2022. Once it goes into effect on Jan. 6,
2025, FSMA 204 will apply to all foods on the FDA's
Food Traceability List (FTL). That includes all freshcut
fruits and vegetables, as well as ready-to-eat deli
FDA's Food Traceability List (FTL)*
* Cheeses (other than hard cheeses)
* Shell eggs
* Nut butter
* Cucumbers (fresh)
* Herbs (fresh)
* Leafy greens (fresh, including fresh-cut)
* Melons (fresh)
* Peppers (fresh)
* Sprouts (fresh)
* Tomatoes (fresh)
* Tropical tree fruits (fresh)
* Finfish (including smoked)
* Crustaceans
* Mollusks
* Ready-to-Eat Deli Salads
* Also includes foods that contain any listed
foods as ingredients.
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salads, fresh cucumbers, leafy greens, melons, peppers,
tomatoes, tropical tree fruits and sprouts.
The proposed rule goes beyond the traceability data
requirements outlined in the Produce Traceability
Initiative (PTI), an 11-year-old industry-led initiative
that now applies to 65% of all cases of fresh produce
in the U.S.
On Oct. 14, 2021, the Produce Marketing Association
(PMA), one of the leaders of PTI, presented a webinar
featuring three prominent food traceability platform
experts to weigh in on how the proposed rule could
affect the produce industry and what is being done
to get ready for it.
The webinar featured:
* Moderator: Ed Treacy, PMA's VP of Supply Chain
and Sustainability
* Mike Anderson, iTradeNetwork, VP of Solution
Consulting
* Minos Athanassiadis, iFoodDS VP (formerly of Dole
Fresh, Underwood Ranches)
* Todd Baggett, RedLine Solutions, president and CEO
Here are some highlights from the hour-long
webinar:
Ed Treacy, PMA: The proposed FDA rules on
traceability aligned with the PTI, which is a good
thing. We did work very hard to educate on the
elements of PTI and the success we've had. ... FDA
continues to be impressed that over 65% of all cases
of fresh produce in this country are PTI-labeled.
Their proposed regulations reflect that. I encourage
anyone listening that has not yet implemented PTI
to get on it.
FMSA 204 also had some elements that this industry,
and certainly myself, were not expecting or anticipate.

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