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FEDERAL REGISTER · PROPOSED RULEOctober 9, 2026PROPOSED — NOT IN FORCEOPEN FOR COMMENT

Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

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STATUSPROPOSED — NOT IN FORCE
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE—
COMMENTS CLOSENov 23, 2026 · in 27 days
APPLIES TO · SPEQ TAGFood
Document type
Proposed Rule
Agency
Health and Human Services Department
Published
October 9, 2026
Comments close
November 23, 2026
Document number
2026-20721
CFR references
21 CFR 1
Docket
FDA-2025-D-6952
ABSTRACT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and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 The draft guidance states that, at this time and based on our current understanding of the risks, FDA does not intend to enforce certain regulatory requirements as they apply to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."

Abstract as published in the Federal Register.

The comment window is still open until November 23, 2026. This is a proposal, and the comment window is the point at which the text is still negotiable — industry input here shapes what the final rule says. Submit comments through the Federal Register document below.