FSMA 204 in Practice: Building a Traceability-Ready Operation
A Food Safety Magazine panel on turning FSMA 204 into day-to-day operations, from Critical Tracking Events and lot codes to supplier gaps and the 24-hour FDA records request.
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Traceability that works on the floor, not just on paper
FSMA 204 is a major operational challenge for food safety, quality, supplier management, operations and supply chain teams. For many businesses, traceability data is spread across suppliers, customers, third parties, internal systems, spreadsheets and paper records.
Understanding Critical Tracking Events (CTEs), Key Data Elements (KDEs) and Traceability Lot Codes (TLCs) is only the start. The harder part is knowing whether the right information can be captured, validated, connected and retrieved quickly, because covered businesses must provide their traceability records to the FDA within 24 hours of a request.
In this panel, hosted by Food Safety Magazine, Kevin Donaghy of Nulogy, Joe Buckley of Sysco and regulatory consultant Bill Bremer discuss how food businesses can test the strength of their records and find where traceability breaks down across the supply chain. Watch the recording, then see how Nulogy Track & Trace builds the record before anyone asks for it.
Meet the panelists
Kevin Donaghy
Chief Innovation Officer, Quality & Compliance
Nulogy
Joe Buckley
Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance
Sysco
Bill Bremer
Food & Beverage Regulatory Consultant
Independent
Moderated by Adrienne Blume, Editorial Director, Food Safety Magazine
Four things you'll learn
Practical guidance from experts who are working through FSMA 204 right now.
CTEs, KDEs and TLCs in Practice
How Critical Tracking Events, Key Data Elements and Traceability Lot Codes apply to real activities in day-to-day operations.
The 24-Hour Records Test
How to check whether your records are complete, accurate, searchable, connected and ready to support a 24-hour FDA request.
Gaps Between Partners
Where traceability breaks down among suppliers, customers, third parties and internal teams, and how to improve coordination before an issue occurs.
From Fragmented Records to Recall Readiness
How to move from records scattered across systems, spreadsheets and paper toward a reliable approach to recalls, FDA requests and supply chain visibility.
FSMA 204 in Practice FAQ
1What does the webinar cover?
How food businesses can translate FSMA 204 into daily operations: applying CTEs, KDEs and TLCs to real activities, testing whether records can support a 24-hour FDA request, closing gaps with suppliers and customers, and preparing for recalls. Kevin Donaghy shares the key lessons in The 27% Problem: What Our FSMA 204 Webinar Says About Traceability Readiness.
2Who should watch?
Food safety, quality, supplier management, operations and supply chain leaders at food businesses covered by FSMA 204, plus the technology decision-makers who support them. If you are still scoping the work, start with Three Critical FSMA 204 Considerations for Food Manufacturers.
3Who are the panelists?
Kevin Donaghy, Chief Innovation Officer, Quality & Compliance at Nulogy; Joe Buckley, Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance at Sysco; and Bill Bremer, Food & Beverage Regulatory Consultant. Adrienne Blume, Editorial Director of Food Safety Magazine, moderates.
4What are CTEs, KDEs and TLCs?
Critical Tracking Events are the points where records must be captured, such as shipping, receiving and transformation. Key Data Elements are the fields recorded at each event. A Traceability Lot Code is the unique identifier assigned to a batch of food and carried by everyone downstream.
5What does the FDA's 24-hour request involve?
When the FDA asks, covered businesses must provide their traceability records within 24 hours, in a sortable electronic spreadsheet, for foods on the Food Traceability List. The Midwest Poultry egg recall shows why that window matters.
6How does Nulogy Track & Trace support FSMA 204?
Nulogy Track & Trace puts every shipping, receiving and transformation event in one register searchable by lot code, links lot codes automatically through transformation, and exports the FDA's sortable spreadsheet for any lot, product, date range or partner on demand.
Continue Your FSMA 204 Research
FSMA 204 Hub
Rules, deadlines and resources for the FDA Food Traceability Rule.
Explore the hub → WebinarFSMA 204 Explained: Essential Strategies for Compliance
Key requirements, exemptions and practical steps toward FSMA 204 traceability readiness.
Watch the webinar → WebinarEnd-to-End Traceability for Co-Pack Operations
How Nulogy captures and connects data across every stage of production to support faster recalls.
Watch the webinar →See Nulogy Track & Trace in Action
Talk to our team about getting your traceability records ready for a 24-hour FDA request.
- Every critical tracking event in one searchable register
- Lot codes linked automatically through transformation
- The FDA's sortable spreadsheet, exported on demand