This month marks a huge milestone for the Food and Drug Administration and the widest-sweeping regulations for the food industry in years: The preventative controls rule in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is now being enforced for some businesses. The new requirements put more emphasis on controlling the safety and quality of food before it reaches the consumer.
“There is an old saying among those in the regulatory bodies,” says Dan Bernkopf, vice president, food safety and quality assurance applications for SafetyChain Software. “You have to say what you do and do what you say, document it all and, at some point, make sure it is working.”