Food Technology Magazine | Applied Science
Food Traceability Rule: Don’t Waste the Extension
In this column, the author provides seven tips on how food and ingredient companies can lay the groundwork for durable, efficient traceability systems and take advantage of FDA’s 30-month Food Traceability Rule compliance deadline extension.
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In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to delay enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule (FTR) 30 months beyond the original compliance deadline. For many food and ingredient manufacturers, this development offered a welcome sigh of relief. But while the extension provides more time, it should not be viewed as a reason to pause traceability work.
The extension is not an amendment to the rule. The FDA has made clear it has no intention of revising the requir…
