New software and RF systems integrate HACCP into plant process-control and information networks, but applications to date are few
The survey, however, was taken early in the second quarter of this year, before it became apparent that the U.S. Gross Domestic Product increased at an annual rate of only 0.2 percent during the quarter, and that the manufacturing sector was actually in recession. Considering the gloomy economic scenario, declining profits in the food industry (one factor sparking the recent wave of megamergers) and the precarious financial position of many software vendors, it remains to be seen if food manufacturers will in fact be spending much on software integration this year.