As recalls attributed to physical contaminants continue to make news, food and beverage manufacturers are checking off their compliance and audit list for this upcoming year. The importance of a strong food safety culture has never been more important.
According to Christy Draus, Marketing Manager for Eagle Product Inspection, companies should be making progress towards a comprehensive food safety culture, one year after the implementation of BRCGS Issue 8. “After the rollout of BRCGS Issue 8 in February 2019 and the first round of audits, food and beverage companies are increasingly aware of the need for a strong food safety culture and are looking for ways to improve it. The best practices include a leadership-driven, company-wide commitment to improve the food safety culture, open communications to foster that engagement, regular food safety assessments and the use of more sophisticated safety tools, such as x-ray inspection systems,” says Draus.