The study, which was conducted at several thousand food processing facilities globally between July 2015 and August 2016, identified categories the facilities were performing well in and where improvement was needed.
Operational areas measured in the study:
Adequacy of Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs
44% – Serious
12% – Unsatisfactory
27% – Improvement Needed
Cleaning Practices
10% – Serious
22% – Unsatisfactory
14% – Improvement Needed
Integrated Pest Management
8% – Serious
20% – Unsatisfactory
11% – Improvement Needed
Maintenance for Food Safety
26% – Serious
36% – Unsatisfactory
32% – Improvement Needed
Operational Methods and Personnel Practices
12% – Serious
11% – Unsatisfactory
16% – Improvement Needed
With the Food Safety Modernization Act delivering the most sweeping reforms in food safety in more than 70 years, the food industry professionals must shift focus to preventing contamination issues rather than reacting to them.
“More than 80 percent of food contamination issues are avoidable and FSMA now puts onus on the food industry to answer the question, ‘What are you doing to prevent an unsanitary environment in your facility?’,” said Dr. Cornelius Hugo, AIB global manager – food safety services innovation, at the recent Global Summit for Pest Management Services in New York City.
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