Report: Food Processors Choose Procedural Changes Over New Equipment for FSMA
According to a new report compiled by the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI), food processors are having to change their equipment procedures in order to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
PMMI’s “2016 Food Safety Modernization Act Update Report” suggests that FSMA is not prompting food processing companies to invest in new equipment or equipment upgrades. What FSMA has done, however, is shift how these companies approach their work. This means procedural changes--how the manufacturing environment is organized, cleaned, and maintained; what people are trained on; and how activities are documented. Equipment purchases are usually made only when absolutely necessary.