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Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Open for public comment until Nov. 23, 2026. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and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 The draft guidance states that, at this time and based on our current understanding of the risks, FDA does not intend to enforce certain regulatory requirements as they apply to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

The Food and Drug Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

21 CFR 1

What happens next and when

Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by November 23, 2026 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket FDA-2025-D-6952 on Regulations.gov
• Title 21 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register