2020 September 21, the US Food and Drug Administration FDA issued "part of the food traceability records requirements" regulations, which the "food traceability species list" involving leafy products fresh fruits and vegetables, some species of fish , egg, nut jam and so on.

This regulation standardizes data elements and information to facilitate the transmission of information to the next unit in the food supply chain for rapid and accurate traceability. Through this regulation, the FDA can more quickly determine the source of contaminated food, reduce product recalls, and conduct root cause investigations in a timely manner, so as to understand how contamination occurs and prevent contamination from recurring. The regulations require the units that produce, process, package, and hold the food in the "List of Food Traceability Varieties" to formulate and maintain relevant records. The phase record should contain "key data elements", such as traceability batch number, product receipt date, shipping date, product name, etc.

The regulatory review period is 120 days.

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