A Better Plan for a Better Plant: Demystifying Environmental Monitoring
Imagine learning your processing plant environment had been scientifically linked to a salmonellosis outbreak that sickened nearly 30 people. To make matters worse, you learn that the implicated strain matched the subtype of another even more harmful outbreak involving a different product produced in the same plant 10 years ago. In other words, the microbiological culprit took residence in your plant for a full decade, all the while eluding identification and elimination.
This true story illustrates the breakdowns that too often occur with food safety and quality “prerequisite activities”—the measures manufacturers take to prevent microbiological contamination from occurring within their walls and under their watch.