SALINAS, CALIF. — As the food industry prepares for FSMA 204 compliance to be mandated Jan. 15, 2026, many companies are overwhelmed.

Inteligistics offers a 1-Click FSMA Report to track complex transformations and transfers in the supply chain.

“The core of this rule is the requirement that records be maintained at each step of the supply chain where infestation could occur,” the company said. “These key events, called Critical Tracking Events (CTEs), along with their required Key Data Elements (KDEs), provide the information required by the FDA for a quick and thorough investigation. This information needs to be available for subsequent recipients of your product, as well as to the FDA within 24 hours of notice. This information is usually spread across multiple data platforms and Inteligistics’ 1-Click FSMA 204 Report is the only stand-alone product that works with all existing data platforms without requiring platform upgrade or migration.”

Inteligistics explained that transformations and transfers make FSMA 204 reporting more complicated because each product has more companies involved.

“It’s difficult enough to be able to report the required CTEs and KDEs within 24 hours for simple processes such as a field-pack product that goes from field to cooler to DC to store,” said Gary Fleming, Inteligistics CEO, “but when products are ‘transformed’ by value-added processing, co-mingling with other products, re-packaging, etc., the tracking and reporting complexity is amplified. Internal transfers at the supplier, distributor and distribution center adds additional challenges to managing the data.”

According to Inteligistics, a single product in a fresh supply chain could go through multiple transformations and transfers before it reaches consumers. This means it can take up to a week for the FDA to identify all a product’s previous locations when a recall is needed. This extends the time consumers could still be buying and consuming contaminated products.

“Faster removal of implicated products from the system results in less sickness and death, fewer lawsuits and less damage to brand reputation,” said Lawrence Mallia, VP of digital transformation at Inteligistics. “Inteligistics can provide full supply chain tracking and reporting with all necessary KDEs and CTEs, from product origin to final destination in less than 60 seconds with a single click.”