Food Industry Regulatory Update – June 19, 2026

June 25, 2026
A clean, professional editorial-style illustration representing food safety and regulatory compliance in the food industry. The scene features an overhead flat-lay composition showing diverse food items including soft cheese, chocolate-covered raisins, infant formula, and pepperoni rolls arranged alongside regulatory documents, a clipboard with inspection checklists, and a magnifying glass symbolizing oversight and investigation. A supply chain map with lot codes and traceability labels connects various food products. The color palette is authoritative and modern — deep navy blue, white, and accents of red and green. The overall mood is informational and serious, conveying government food safety enforcement, import monitoring, and traceability compliance in the context of the U.S. food industry.

FDA held a virtual public meeting on June 15, 2026, to discuss compliance flexibilities for FSMA Section 204 food traceability requirements, including potentially allowing a range of lot codes. The compliance deadline has been extended by Congress to July 28, 2028. FDA also issued warning letters to MGR Produce and YS Group for Foreign Supplier…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update June 28, 2024

July 15, 2024

In This Week’s Edition: FSMA Section 204 Updated Resources FDA has published additional resources to its website to help industry comply with the Food Traceability Rule. These include: APHIS Publishes Data on Enforcement Statistics for FY2023 The enforcement statistics may be found here. FSMA Produce Safety Rule Water Requirements; Webinar Recording The FDA hosted a webinar on the…

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