Certain entities in the food industry are mandated to establish and maintain records related to: * Production * Processing * Distribution * Receipt of product * What kind of detailed information is required * The origin of ingredients * The processes involved in production * The subsequent distribution channels 24 - FEBRUARY 2024 fewer notices and deaths, " Vierk said. " The rule aims to shorten the time it takes for product to be traced from retailers and distributors back to where it originated. " Vierk, an epidemiologist, has been at the agency for over 23 years. " This rule is really trying to get food off the market by identifying key Section 204 points along the supply chain, those critical tracking events where it's most important to collect information, and then outlining at each of those points what specific pieces of information we need to know to understand what happened to the product at that point in supply chain and those key data elements, " Vierk said. A group effort: FSMA 204 involves the entire fresh food supply chain The scope of entities covered by Section 204 is extensive, encompassing not only food retailers but also facilities involved in the processing, packing and storing of food. This broad inclusivity is meant to ensure the entire food supply chain is subject to rigorous supermarketperimeter.com billtster, Wesley/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com; ReposiTrakhttp://www.supermarketperimeter.com