In a little over a year, grocers and their suppliers will need to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s new food traceability requirements. But several major questions remain, according to a new report.

Grocery industry trade associations have said the rule, which has a compliance date of Jan. 20, 2026, presents the biggest food safety changes that retailers have seen in over a decade. A new report from the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA explores which parts of the rule are confusing to executives that are working to bring their companies into alignment with the rule. Read more