As a seller of food and food products, retail food service organizations are at the front lines of Food Safety Vulnerabilities.
Risk reduction steps and preventive controls put in place by your suppliers can be compromised by practices and policies at the retail and food service levels. Foodborne illness outbreak investigations linked to high profile retailer and food service providers provide important insights into what you can do to control your risks and hazards.
You are likely following your State and local requirements linked to the Food Code, but is that enough? Past outbreaks indicate it isn’t.
We offer cost effective analysis of your food safety plans policies including supplier verification, and FSVP relating to imported products. We can help you identify and minimize potential risks, review your current food safety plan, and help your team identify problems before they happen.
Importance of Retail Prevention Initatives
The testimonials below are a sample of first-hand experiences produced by the FDA’s Retail Food Safety Initiative. They accurately reflect the impacts of retail food safety or supply chain failures. These impacts extend well beyond those who became ill, they damage brand equity and create risks of costly litigation.