Recent decades have seen considerable advancements in food safety awareness, yet one in ten people still falls ill each year after eating contaminated food. Food manufacturers must stay compliant with modern safety legislation to tackle outbreaks. In this article, Thomas Slusser, North American CPG Account Manager at thermal solutions provider Watlow, explains how digital data recording helps food manufacturers comply with food safety regulations.
Each year, an estimated 600 million people globally fall ill because of contaminated food. Although many experience milder symptoms, such as nausea and dehydration, around 420,000 people die each year due to food poisoning. Some sufferers may also experience other health problems as a result, such as meningitis or kidney infections. These illnesses can persist even after the patient has recovered from the foodborne infection.