A few weeks ago, TraceGains held its third annual customer conference in beautiful Colorado. We were privileged to hear from so many great presenters, one of which was Nancy Sharlach, Lead Instructor for FSPCA/HACCP and Registered SQF Consultant/President of Soterian Systems, who discussed the importance of a well-designed and well-implemented Food Safety Plan.
One of the main components to the Food Safety Modernization Act's (FSMA) Preventive Controls rule is the Food Safety Plan(s) required. Nancy emphasized the fact that it's not just called HARPC as so many people refer to it as, but rather the Food Safety Plan because of the fact that these plans encompass so much more. In essence, the industry is going from HACCP to preventive controls.
During her presentation, Nancy asked the attendees in the room to raise their hands if their company had already developed a food safety plan to meet FSMA requirements. With looming deadlines for a majority of companies approaching in September, it was interesting to see that only about one third of the audience shot their hands in the air.
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