United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-02-20 article Notices D09002ee1deb293f2 D09002ee1deb2946e United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Drug Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Questions and Answers About Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods." The draft guidance answers questions about the final rule entitled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods," which established additional recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods the Agency has designated for inclusion on the Food Traceability List. The draft guidance is intended to answer questions to facilitate industry's understanding of the final rule. 91 FR 8243 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-02-20/2026-03363 2026-03363 fr20fe26-58 4164-01-P Docket No. FDA-2025-D-2837 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-02-20/2026-03363 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/html/2026-03363.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03363.pdf 3 p. 8243 8245 91 FR 8243 Questions and Answers About Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-03363 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 2026-05-21 Docket No. FDA-2025-D-2837 4164-01-P 2026-03363 Notice of availability.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Questions and Answers About Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods." The draft guidance answers questions about the final rule entitled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods," which established additional recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods the Agency has designated for inclusion on the Food Traceability List. The draft guidance is intended to answer questions to facilitate industry's understanding of the final rule.

Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by May 21, 2026 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance. Katherine Vierk, Office of Surveillance Strategy and Risk Prioritization, Human Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2122, Katherine.Vierk@fda.hhs.gov. Guidance Questions and Answers About Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods, Katherine.Vierk@fda.hhs.gov https://www.fda.gov/FoodGuidances https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 91, no. 34 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-02-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 302 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-02-20 P0b002ee1deabefe5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20fe26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-02-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/FR-2026-02-20.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/xml/FR-2026-02-20.xml fdlp 8067 8357 DGPO 2026-02-20 2026-02-20 FR-2026-02-20 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-02-20 91 34