​Sam's Club: Self-Declaring FSMA Section 204 Traceability

Updated 1 week ago ​by Sam's Club Item File and Item Governance Team

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Section 204 is a new food regulation intended to allow for faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and/or deaths. The regulation requires a significant shift in how Walmart Inc. and our suppliers effectively manage and track the journey the food takes to reach our customers and members. In response, we expect all food suppliers to comply with these enhanced traceability requirements.

What's Changed for Food Suppliers

Note: The attribute is coming soon in Item Data Management (IDM).

A new “FSMA Section 204 Traceability” attribute has been added to Sam's Club Item Data platform. Food suppliers must self-declare, at the item level, whether each item is on the Food Traceability List (i.e., subject to the FSMA 204 regulation).

Sam’s Club Produce suppliers will need to complete this survey and enter the list of UPCs for each vendor number that are on the FTL (Food Traceability List) subject to FSMA 204 requirements.

Refer to this Food Traceability Requirements page for more detailed information. As a reminder, these enhanced food traceability requirements are applicable to all food products. Walmart's & Sam's Club monitoring and enforcement strategy will begin with products subject to the regulation.  

For specific questions related to food traceability, contact foodtraceability@walmart.com.

How to Self-Declare in Item Data Management (IDM)

Note: The attribute is coming soon. You will receive a communication when it becomes available.

  1. Log into Sam’s Club Item Data Management via Retail link
  2. On IDM Home page, click on “Search” in left hand navigation margin.

  1. On Search Screen, type item number in Search Bar, then select Draft Item Number (denoted on screen with red square with DI in center) by clicking on number in blue print.

  1. On Draft Item screen, click on Attributes tab. Scroll down and click on Regulatory Information.

  1. The following page will appear, click on pencil to the right of FSMA Section 204 Traceability.

  1. Reference this Food Traceability List and choose appropriate option from dropdown and click Save.
  1. The following screen will appear. Click on “>Regulatory Information GH-1
  1. ·     Click on pencil to right of Regulatory Information GH-1
    Note: “Regulatory Type Code” and “Regulatory Act" are systematically inherited from FSMA Section 204Traceability Field
    ·     Choose appropriate response from dropdown for “Is Trade Item Regulation Compliant?”

How to Self-Declare in Bulk

Use the Bulk Operations link for guidance on updating the FSMA 204 Traceability attribute for multiple items.

Have Questions or Need Help?

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