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August 27, 2024

# What is the Food Traceability List (FTL)?

## Learn what the Food Traceability List (FTL) is and what foods are covered.

Section 204 of the [FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)](https://www.fda.gov/food/guidance-regulation-food-and-dietary-supplements/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma) requires the FDA to designate foods for which additional recordkeeping requirements are appropriate and necessary to protect public health. Additional recordkeeping requirements are outlined in the [Food Traceability Final Rule](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods) and are intended to allow for faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and/or deaths. *Source:* [*FDA.gov*](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list) 

Categories include: Cheeses (other than hard cheeses), shell eggs, nut butters, cucumbers, herbs (fresh), leafy greens (fresh and fresh cut), melons (fresh), peppers (fresh), sprouts (fresh), tomatoes (fresh), tropical tree fruits (fresh), all fresh cut fruits, all fresh cut vegetables other than leafy greens, finfish (fresh, frozen, previously frozen), smoked finfish, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, ready-to-eat deli salads (refrigerated). 

View the Food Traceability List (FTL) [here](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list) 

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