About PFT Pilots
The PFT Pilots Committee works to identify challenges that industry is facing in implementing FDA’s Food Traceability Rule, to develop agreed-upon methods – in the form of pilot invitations – that industry can use to work on solving those problems.
Instead of coordinating the design and execution of individual pilots, PFT provides a consistent framework for pilot and reporting of pilot learnings to enable greater visibility and improved ability to compare learnings across pilots. The Pilots Committee facilitates comprehensive and consistent collection of individual pilot learnings to share those learnings with FDA and industry, with pilot participant consent.
Pilot participants may share their learnings on a PFT call, as well as post their learnings on the PFT resources page for the benefit of industry members across the supply chain.
Is your company conducting FSMA 204 implementation exercises? Consider sharing your learnings through one of PFT’s pilot programs! Learn more about our current pilot program below.
FSMA 204 Pilot Program: Lot Code and Lot Code Source Flexibility
The Partnership for Food Traceability (PFT) is inviting food companies to participate in a pilot program focused on practical approaches to Traceability Lot Code (TLC) and Traceability Lot Code Source (TLCS) implementation under FSMA 204.
Key Points
Share Your Findings
Companies completing TLC/TLCS pilots are especially encouraged to share their findings.
Flexible Reporting
Share via PowerPoint template, Word document using the PFT report template, or submit a report for PFT to create an anonymized summary.
Choose Your Audience
Share findings with FDA only, PFT members only, or publicly on the PFT website.
Multiple Deadlines
There are multiple deadlines for sharing findings throughout the program.
Why Participate?
Learnings from pilots may help inform industry and FDA’s continued implementation of traceability. Remember, by May 9, 2026, as mandated by Congress, FDA is directed to provide industry stakeholders with recommendations for additional flexibilities satisfying the Rule’s lot-level tracking requirement.
Contact (TBD) to learn more or sign up for this pilot!
Read our invitation for more information on timelines, as well as report formats and sharing options for involvement in this program.