Something’s off.A source article reports that the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule took effect in 2023, but Congress later barred the agency from using appropriated funds to administer or enforce it before July 20, 2028.
The reported mismatch is that the rule is still on the books while its enforcer is reportedly prohibited from spending money to enforce it. The article says the rule was designed to connect records across food supply chains through lot codes, so investigators could more quickly trace certain foods during outbreaks.
According to the article, the funding restriction does not stop companies from following the rule voluntarily. Its claim is narrower and stranger: a federal rule can exist for years while the agency responsible for enforcing it is temporarily denied the funds to do so.
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