Bob Ferguson

Part 2 of what processors expect to focus on in the year 2020.  

Issues related to microbiology, environmental monitoring, and pathogen control still occupy a primary focus for the coming year in food safety.

Economically motivated adulteration—the adulteration of food products with the intent to illegally make money—is otherwise known as food fraud.

Food facilities will need to conduct a vulnerability assessment and develop plans to prevent or minimize the risk from threats to their food operations.

We present more findings about the experiences of processors and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the Food Safety Modernization Act.

The Food Safety Modernization Act and the resulting regulations and requirements have had an impact on how processors conduct their operations.

Recalls and outbreaks are increasingly being identified and traced back to their sources through whole-genome sequencing.

The data indicate that processors are making preventive efforts to maintain or improve the performance of their allergen programs.

We checked in again with processors to find out more about how FSMA compliance has affected their operations, costs, and the biggest issues they say that they still face.

 Allergens are an unavoidable part of food processing and effective control is key.