Product quality has never been more top-of-mind than it is for consumers today. Therefore, products of poor quality that enter the market can cause potentially serious damage to a company’s reputation. They also can expose distributors and food manufacturers to compensation claims.
Given the visibility of recent global product recalls, the entire supply chain has come under increased public scrutiny, according to Dr. Bernd Wilke, head of engineering and technology support for Bosch Packaging Technology. Consequently, for food manufacturers, it is not just about the voluntary implementation of safety standards but about having a high level of internal quality assurance controls for producing products—and complying with changing legal regulations.