Finding the right traceability solution provider who can help you achieve FSMA 204 compliance can be a daunting task, and knowing where to begin is the first step toward meeting compliance requirements. Simply the RFI process by asking the right questions of the technology partners you’re considering. Created from our experience working with enterprise clients across...
New Era Partners has performed many Supply Chain X-Rays and Workshops with our food distribution clients. We typically kick off our client engagements by auditing their current software systems and processes as part of an internal gap assessment. This helps us determine if the processes our clients currently have in place meet expectations required by...
The January 20, 2026 compliance deadline for FDA’s Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) is now two years away. That may seem like a long time but it really isn’t given the complexity and scope of the preparations that must be made by companies that manufacture, process, pack, or hold commodities on the Food Traceability List...
Look ahead beyond January 20, 2026: The compliance deadline for FDA’s Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204) has passed, and your organization is now expected to be compliant with the rule. One of the foods that you manufacture, process, pack, or hold is on the Food Traceability List (FTL) and is suspected to be affiliated with...
Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen the FDA present at nearly every food safety conference held in the fresh food sector. At each of these conferences, they evangelize the critical importance of compliance with the new FDA Food Traceability Rule, FSMA 204 to minimizing the impact of foodborne illnesses to public health and...
There must be an improved worldwide food traceability system to help ensure the safety and quality of foods produced by a global supply chain that continues to grow in size, scope, and complexity. Industry must embrace sophisticated electronic technologies to track and trace the foods and ingredients it produces. Traceability systems must be interoperable to...
The word “transformation” is commonly understood to mean a thorough change in form or appearance. However, for the manufacturers and processors of certain foods, it’s more than that. For them, that word both describes their work and represents new record-keeping requirements designed to enhance the traceability of the foods they produce through the global supply...
Your company already has a traceability or recall plan as part of your Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), but you are now covered by the new FDA Food Traceability Rule, FSMA 204. This rule requires that companies manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding foods on the Food Traceability List (FTL) have a plan that outlines how they...
Many in the industry consider compliance with FDA’s new Food Traceability Rule, FSMA 204, another cost their organization will incur. While getting processes and systems in place to manage compliance may require upfront spending, the benefits of supply chain traceability far outweigh the costs. In part one of our series, “Going Beyond Compliance – Getting...
In January of 2023, the New Era Partners team hit the road. We met with many large retail, food service, and distribution companies over the past few months, and one of the most frequent questions people ask is, “How much will it cost our organization to comply with the new FDA Food Traceability Rule, FSMA...
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