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As I watched AI evaluate my NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket last month, I was reminded of an FDA foodborne illness traceback or whole genome sequence analysis. FDA experiences March Madness every month, starting with quite a few “teams” that must be evaluated. Often, FDA isn’t given the benefit of helpful “rankings” to make decision-making easier...

A lot has been said about the challenges that the seafood industry faces in complying with FDA’s Food Traceability Rule (FSMA 204). And there are indeed challenges for this global industry that literally feeds the world, with seafood being one of the most highly traded commodities. The global market for seafood was estimated at more...

Speedy and efficient traceability systems are vital for compliance, consumer health, and resilience in the food safety industry.   Andy Kennedy, Principal Traceability Advisor at New Era Partners, joined GS1 US on May 15, 2024 to unravel the complexities of food safety in the supply chain. With 17 years of experience creating SAS food traceability...

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 RFP process by asking the right questions of the technology partners you’re considering. Created from our experience working with enterprise clients...

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 July 20, 2028: 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...