FDA proposes draft traceability guidance for some small food businesses
The draft proposes enforcement discretion for certain sales bands; it does not repeal the rule or current duties.
Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced draft guidance on October 9 concerning additional food-traceability records for certain retail food establishments and restaurants. It describes circumstances in which the agency says it does not intend to enforce specified requirements.
The proposed discretion covers entities with a rolling three-year average in food sales above $250,000 and up to $1 million, adjusted for inflation using a 2020 base. The existing full exemption at or below $250,000 remains distinct. Comments are due November 23; the draft is nonbinding and does not repeal the traceability rule.
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Inflation-adjusted rolling three-year average food-sales thresholds proposed by FDA.
| Existing full exemption threshold (at or below) | 250000 | 2026-10-09 | Inflation-adjusted using 2020 base |
| Proposed enforcement-discretion upper threshold | 1000000 | 2026-10-09 | Inflation-adjusted using 2020 base; draft proposal |
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