Food and packaging compliance guides

Quick answer Use FDA FSMA 204 when you handle Food Traceability List items in the United States and must capture Critical Tracking Events with traceability lot codes for FDA recall response. Use SFCR Canada when you manufacture, import, or distribute food in Canada and need one-up, one-down traceability plus a Preventive Control Plan for CFIA audits. Use EPR packaging compliance when you place packaged goods on the market in states or provinces with Extended Producer Responsibility programs and must report packaging weights and materials to a producer responsibility organization — independent of whether the product is food.