Inteligistics shares FSMA 204 reporting stopgap

As the fresh produce industry gears up for the Jan. 25, 2026, implementation of the Food and Drug Administration’s requirements for additional traceability records through Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act — or FSMA 204 — Inteligistics says its 1-Click FSMA report helps provide traceability lot code tracking and reporting for critical tracking events, or CTEs.

Inteligistics says the rule aims to create faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and/or deaths.

As part of this rule, companies that grow, manufacture, process, pack, hold or sell perishable foods must maintain records of each step of the supply chain where an infestation could occur. These key events, CTEs or key data elements, or KDEs, must be available to subsequent recipients of the product as well as to the FDA within 24 hours of notice.

A fresh produce item could have multiple CTEs before reaching the end consumer — harvesting, packing, etc. Intelligestics estimates that in a typical perishable supply chain with five to eight segments, it can take up to a week for the FDA to identify all locations of implicated product and begin recall efforts.

Inteligistics said its 1-Click FSMA report works with existing data platforms and does not require its users to upgrade or migrate to another platform.

“Faster removal of implicated products from the system results in less sickness and death, fewer lawsuits and less damage to brand reputation,” Lawrence Mallia, vice president of digital transformation at Inteligistics, said in a news release. “Inteligistics can provide full supply chain tracking and reporting with all necessary KDEs and CTEs, from product origin to final destination in less than 60 seconds with a single click.”