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...
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...
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...
Updated May 23, 2025 During a recent trip meeting with enterprise retailers, foodservice operators, and distributors, one question came up repeatedly: “How much will it cost to comply with FSMA 204?” As with most complex initiatives, the answer is: it depends. But we’ve found that the most accurate budgets account for three key factors: Your...
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