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          Public Meetings to Discuss the FSMA Proposed Rule for Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods - 12/02/2020 - 12/03/2020Workshops, Meetings & Webinars on Food and Dietary Supplements Meeting
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              Public Meetings to Discuss the FSMA Proposed Rule for Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods


                  December 2, 2020

  

    
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a series of three virtual one-day public meetings to discuss the recently released proposed rule “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.” The purpose of the public meetings was to discuss the proposed rule, which was issued under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and to support the public's evaluation and commenting process on the proposed rule.

The public meetings were held according to the schedule below. Materials associated with each meeting are also included below.

For additional information, see the Federal Register Notice announcing the meetings.

First Virtual Public Meeting: November 6, 2020 8:30am–5:00pm EST
	November 6 Meeting Agenda

November 6 Speaker/Panelist Biographies

November 6 Transcript

Second Virtual Public Meeting: November 18, 2020 9:30am–5:00pm EST
	November 18 Meeting Agenda

November 18 Speaker/Panelist Biographies

November 18 Transcript

Third Virtual Public Meeting: December 2, 2020 11:30am–7:00pm EST
	December 2 Meeting Agenda

December 2 Speaker/Panelist Biographies

December 2 Transcript

Supply Chain Example from the FDA Public Meetings on the Food Traceability Proposed Rule
	*Presented by Andrew Kennedy, New Era Technology Team Leader, FDA Office of Food Policy and Response*

During each of the three public meetings to discuss the Proposed Rule, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (Food Traceability Proposed Rule) Andrew Kennedy from the FDA’s Office of Food Policy and Response walked through a supply chain example of a salad kit prepared with cherry tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, and other foods, with a focus on the tomato grower, salad kit maker, distributor, and retail store. **As discussed at the public meetings, this is only one example and it does NOT represent the only way data could be kept and shared under the proposed requirements.**

Linked below are the slides from that presentation, a video of that presentation, and a PDF containing a more detailed overview of the example in the presentation. None of the posted materials make changes to the proposed rule.  We are providing these resources to help increase stakeholder awareness and understanding of the proposal. FDA will carefully consider comments submitted to the public docket when drafting the final rule, which may differ from the proposed rule. Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments during the comment period, which has been extended until February 22, 2021. Comments can be submitted to regulations.gov, Docket ID: FDA-2014-N-0053.

Supply Chain Public Meeting Slides
	Supply Chain Example PDF





Event Materials

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            File Type/SizeFood Traceability Public Meeting Agenda November 6, 2020
              pdf               (150.99 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Speaker/Panelist Biographies November 6, 2020
              pdf               (188.59 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Agenda November 18, 2020
              pdf               (155.09 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Speaker/Panelist Biographies November 18, 2020
              pdf               (187.81 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Agenda December 2, 2020
              pdf               (152.25 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Speaker/Panelist Biographies December 2, 2020
              pdf               (188.63 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Transcript November 6, 2020
              pdf               (294.78 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Transcript November 18, 2020
              pdf               (313.27 KB)Food Traceability Public Meeting Transcript December 2, 2020
              pdf               (317.25 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Food Traceability List
              pdf               (733.72 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Impact of Traceability During Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
              pdf               (299.42 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Overview
              pdf               (983.67 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Proposed Requirements
              pdf               (2.88 MB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Scope and Exemptions
              pdf               (236.82 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Summary of Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis
              pdf               (234.22 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Supply Chain Example
              pdf               (655.29 KB)Food Traceability Proposed Rule - Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Supply Chain Example)
              pdf               (902.70 KB)

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