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Measure Your FSMA Compliance Readiness

Discover where your traceability processes, data, and systems stand today—and what you need to do next to prepare for FSMA requirements.

FSMA 204 Readiness Assessment — Commport Communications
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FSMA 204 Readiness Assessment

Evaluate your EDI & GDSN readiness for the FDA Food Traceability Final Rule. Enforcement begins July 20, 2028.

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Eligibility check
Determine whether FSMA 204 applies to your operations
Are you shipping food goods to the United States?
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EDI infrastructure
Transactional data capture for CTE documentation
Do you currently send EDI 856 Advance Ship Notices (ASN) to your trading partners?
Does your EDI 856 ASN include lot/batch number at the line item level (REF*LT segment)?
Do you use EDI 944 or 861 to document receiving events at warehouses or distribution centres?
Can your EDI platform export KDE records as an electronic sortable spreadsheet within 24 hours of an FDA request?
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GDSN & product master data
GS1 standards and data pool synchronization
Have all your FTL products been assigned unique GTINs registered with GS1?
Are all your facilities and trading partner locations registered with GS1 Global Location Numbers (GLNs)?
Is your organization subscribed to a GS1-certified GDSN data pool for product data synchronization?
Do your GS1-128 shipping labels encode GTIN, lot number, and expiry date in barcode format?
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KDE & CTE data quality
Completeness of Key Data Elements at each Critical Tracking Event
Can you reliably capture and store the Traceability Lot Code (TLC) at the point of initial packing or first receipt of FTL foods?
When FTL foods are transformed (e.g., cutting, blending, cooking), do you create a new TLC and link it to all input TLCs?
Are product data attributes — country of origin, harvest date, allergens, net weight, UOM — complete and consistent across all FTL SKUs?
Are KDE records retained for the minimum required period (2 years from date of creation)?
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Trading partner coverage
Upstream and downstream data connectivity
What percentage of your FTL food trading partners are currently transacting via EDI?
Do your upstream suppliers transmit Traceability Lot Codes to you electronically when shipping FTL foods?
Do you forward TLC and KDE data to your downstream customers with each FTL food shipment?
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Process & documentation
Organizational readiness and regulatory documentation
Has your organization documented a written Traceability Plan covering all FTL foods you handle?
Have you conducted a mock FDA traceability request drill — retrieving all KDE records for a specific lot within 24 hours?
Are your internal teams (operations, IT, logistics) aware of their specific FSMA 204 responsibilities?
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Your readiness results
FSMA 204 compliance score — EDI & GDSN technology readiness
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Overall score
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Compliance level
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Critical gaps

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This assessment is prepared by Commport Communications Inc. for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.
Companies should consult qualified legal and regulatory counsel regarding their specific FSMA 204 compliance obligations.
© 2025 Commport Communications Inc.  |  Enforcement date: July 20, 2028

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