The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) appreciates this opportunity to respond to the joint request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for comments concerning steps the two agencies might take to enhance current food tracing systems. We appreciate the agencies’ efforts to understand the complexities of this issue; and as explained below, we believe a full appreciation of these complexities and the challenges they present, particularly with regard to the retail sector, is crucial before making a determination as to if and how food tracing systems should be enhanced.

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