In October 2024, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. announced that it is actively working to develop its program for compliance with the FDA’s FSMA 204 “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.” While initially, their traceability program only applies to suppliers of foods on the FDA’s Food Traceability List, Wegmans’ goal is to “eventually implement these standards across all food items received at Wegmans facilities.”
Other industry giants – including Walmart – have also made the decision to require traceability for all foods, extending beyond the requirements of the FDA’s FSMA 204 food traceability law. ReposiTrak can help you to take your traceability data to any of your retail, wholesale or restaurant customers to meet their unique requirements.
The goal of traceability, according to the FDA, is the “faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and/or death.” As a result, every food supplier, retailer, wholesaler and restaurant in the country is now part of the largest data collaboration project in the history.