FSMA 204: Food Traceability Rule — Compliance Readiness, Technology & Provider Landscape
2026 Edition
The Food Traceability Rule's compliance date is now July 20, 2028 — made statutorily binding by Congress after FDA's own proposed rule extended it. This report independently, evidence-gradedly verifies vendor traceability-readiness claims against that deadline — distinct from the vendor self-comparison directories already on the market.
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Months Added to the Compliance Deadline
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- Current Rule & Operational Readiness — the compliance date, obligations by role, CTE/KDE structure
- Technology & Provider Landscape — the requirement-to-provider chain, evidence-tier vendor grading
- Buyer Implications — a practical priority order and evaluation checklist
- Evidence, Currentness & Boundaries — what remains unresolved and what this report does not do
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Related Intelligence
- FSMA 204 Compliance Timeline: What Changes Between Now and July 2028 — free analysis, published separately from this report.
- FSMA 204 Requirements Explained: CTEs, KDEs, Traceability Plans and the 24-Hour Rule — free analysis, published separately from this report.
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