GS1 US Publishes Food Traceability Final Rule Guidance
GS1 US® has published a new guidance to help the food industry leverage GS1 Standards to address the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Food Traceability Final Rule, which requires additional traceability records for certain foods under Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The document, titled, Application of GS1 System of Standards to Support FSMA 204 was created by industry members who are part of the GS1 US Foodservice and Retail Grocery Working Groups. The guidance defines the best practices for product and location identification, structured product descriptions, and the recording of common industry-defined events to support the new traceability requirements.