According to Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) , in December 2022 FDA finalized 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart S – Requirements for Additional Traceability Records. The requirements established in the Final Rule will help the Agency rapidly and effectively identify recipients of foods to prevent or mitigate foodborne illness outbreaks and address credible threats of serious adverse health consequences or death resulting from foods being adulterated or misbranded. This rule is effective January 20, 2023. Tech-enabled Traceability is also the first of four foundational pillars of the FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety, the other three being Smarter Tools and Approaches for Prevention and Outbreak Response, New Business Models and Retail Modernization, and Food Safety Culture. The Rule established additional recordkeeping requirements for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods the Agency has designated for inclusion on the Food Traceability List (FTL). The final rule adopts provisions requiring these entities to maintain records called Key Data Elements (KDEs) containing information on Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) in the supply chain for these designated foods. A Critical Tracking Event means an event in the supply chain of a food involving the harvesting, cooling (before initial packing), initial packing of a raw agricultural commodity other than a food obtained from a fishing vessel, first land-based receiving of a food obtained from a fishing vessel, shipping, receiving, or transformation of the food. Key data elements means information associated with a critical tracking event for which a record must be maintained and/or provided in accordance with this subpart. In addition, the Rule requires that covered entities maintain and provide a Food Traceability Plan.