FSMA Fridays: Debunking FSMA's Myths And Gaps (Part Two Of Four)

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In part one of FSMA Fridays: Debunking FSMA’s Myths And Gaps, SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender is joined by The Acheson Group’s (TAG) VP of Scientific Affairs, Dr. Peyman Fatemi, and TAG’s Senior Food Safety Manger, Christopher Snabes, to discuss and clarify common myths, misconceptions, and gaps regarding FSMA. Here, in part two, the trio continues their discussion.

Jill: Time always seems to be overarching; the lack of time, especially for this industry. Their day-to-day execution programs and managing initiatives like that. Now thank you for that.

Chris, I'm going to go ahead and bring you in. If you could share a little bit about some of the gaps and myths around food safety plans that we're seeing with FSMA.

Chris: Thank you, Jill. Thank you, everyone, for joining us. The food safety plan's the heart and soul of the preventive control rules. Some of the gaps that we have seen, as we are talking to various companies and visiting their sites, is the failure to consider all related hazards that are associated with their ingredients and their process. They have to take into consideration biological, chemical, and physical. For the most part, they do a pretty good job at identifying common and typical hazards that they deal with.