PMMI FSMA update report tracks compliance progress

Fresh fruit and vegetable processors and small food companies will have the most difficulty complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to the 2016 Food Safety Modernization Act Update Report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Sean Riley
Sep 26th, 2016
FSMA Update Report
FSMA Update Report

With little previous regulatory oversight at the government level, these businesses have been scrambling to make more investments in new equipment to help meet compliance. More of these companies are turning to OEMs as a consulting resource, with about 30 percent—particularly smaller ones—using consultants to help figure out how FSMA applies to their operations.

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