Focus On Sanitation And Plant Safety With Industrial Vacuums At Snack Extrusion Plant

With a plethora of news stories about food recalls, and scores of magazine articles on plant safety and cleanliness, one would think that the topic of plant housekeeping would need no additional chatter. Unfortunately, that is just not the case.

According to an Eastern Research Group study, poor plant and equipment sanitation is among the top four food safety issues in food manufacturing and according to a report by Swiss Re, the number of recalls have doubled since 2002 and that number shows no sign of decreasing.  

Some assert the increase is due to tighter regulations and others tout the growing number of food products on the shelves today as well as global expansion. Perhaps it is a combination of factors, but what cannot be disputed is the number of citations issued under 21 CFR 110- Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food. In 2012, the most recent dataset of Form 483 citations (reported electronically) issued by the FDA, 27 percent of the 23,847 citations fell under 21 CFR 110.