Friday, July 22nd, 2016

FSMA – Irrigation water treatment

by B. Grochowski With the rollout of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), new regulations aim to address food safety issues from a broader perspective than just what is occurring inside of the food production facility. In particular, the new produce safety rule impacts the food industry at the farm level, which creates new challenges 

Monday, July 11th, 2016

UV disinfection and FSMA – preventive control for source water protection

It’s no secret that water quality is extremely important to many food & beverage manufacturers around the world. However, when it comes to addressing product safety, is the absence of any past source water contamination issues considered a “good enough” strategy for source water protection? Not according to the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).