# 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. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-12T23:33:38+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T23:33:38+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026.md) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced draft guidance on October 9 concerning additional food-traceability records for certain retail food establishments and restaurants.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. ## Data ### Announcement date The cited primary notice was published on this date. Methodology: The event date is the source publication date; future deadlines remain scheduled, not completed. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-09 | Announcement date | The cited primary notice was published on this date. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026/data/regulatory-event?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026/data/regulatory-event?lang=en&format=csv) ### Sales thresholds in the draft guidance Inflation-adjusted rolling three-year average food-sales thresholds proposed by FDA. Methodology: The source says amounts are inflation-adjusted using a 2020 base. These are draft policy thresholds, not observed sales. | Indicator | Amount | Period | Draft-guidance threshold | |---|---|---|---| | 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 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026/data/fda-draft-food-sales-thresholds?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/fda-draft-traceability-enforcement-guidance-retail-food-businesses-2026/data/fda-draft-food-sales-thresholds?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-09) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)