Joan Rosen on Audits and Traceability

In November 2022, traceability was brought to the forefront of the food industry’s attention when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted its final rule on the tracking and tracing of foods. This rule was created to “facilitate faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market.”

Traceability has always been a critical part of documentation in audits. In a food safety audit, objective evidence is gathered by the auditor to determ…