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IFT leadsFDA pilot programs on product tracing
The Institute of Food Technologists will lead two pilot programs for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will test and study product tracing systems.

The research will help to identify methods to rapidly and effectively trace food products throughout the supply chain so that products can be quickly identified and removed from the marketplace during a food-related outbreak. The 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires the FDA to …