For food and beverage company executives and directors of quality, the looming demands of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are less like an ambush and more like waiting to get run over by a steamroller. The threat seems a long way off, but if you don’t prepare, you’ll get flattened.
The clock is ticking down on 2018, when food companies of all sizes must comply with FSMA mandates. Quality control experts may know what’s needed to be compliant—and may have even begun taking steps toward implementation—but are probably not getting the needed buy-in and support from other functional areas of the business to make necessary changes and meet deadline.