In many recent foodborne illness outbreaks/recalls, processors passed audits with high marks
Consumers may equate food safety audits with a safe food supply. What’s more dangerous is some processors may also believe a good audit score almost always guarantees safe food products. But several recent recalls have proven the two do not necessarily equate.
“Food auditors provide a snapshot of production processes,” says Doug Powell, a professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University (KSU). “However, buyers often believe auditors are performing a full verification of every product and process of food production.”