As the result of FSMA, the FDA is moving from an inspection mode of action to an assessment model. If this sounds like semantics, be assured it is not.
As producers strive to keep up with regulation surrounding the Food Safety Modernization Act, inline metal detection, X-ray inspection and vision systems become even more important.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires a unique food safety plan for every production line. That includes the process and the products made.
Swabbing, sample handling, and effective verification of sanitation can make or break a commissary — especially with so many FSMA compliance dates (and inevitable audits) coming up.
FSMA is a “big deal and is here to stay,” Joseph Levitt, partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, Washington, told soft wheat millers participating in the annual spring conference of the North American Millers’ Association.
You may be monitoring your facilities to prevent the accidental inclusion of allergens in the foods you prepare, but what about your ingredients supplier?