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Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 9, 2026. Comments are due by November 23, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants." The draft guidance states that, at this time and based on our current understanding of the risks, FDA does not intend to enforce certain regulatory requirements as they apply to certain entities and/or activities. The applicable requirements are established in our regulation titled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods."
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20721
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notification of availability
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Published
- October 9, 2026
- Comments due
- November 23, 2026
- Dates
- Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by November 23, 2026 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.
- Docket
- Docket No. FDA-2025-D-6952
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 21 CFR 1
- Pages
- 3
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