Spawned by a seemingly unending parade of produce recalls over the last few years, FDA’s new FSMA Proposed Rule for Food Traceability strives to demand electronic traceability of food from farm-to-retail for several food types prone to bacterial contamination.
“When we say traceability, what we are really talking about is the ability to track a food at every step of the supply chain,” says Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for Food Policy and Response, FDA.