T
he Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule, mandated by the Food Safety Modernization
Act, requires written recall plans for any foods with a hazard requiring a preventive
control, according to Ryan Gooley, product recall advisor with Sedgwick's brand
protection solutions. His expertise includes managing food recalls.
"Inevitably, something could happen with your product," he says. "Everything is consumable
so minimally, you always run the risk of having a foreign material object enter your product."
A thorough plan can help companies avoid errors, mitigate risks, and even prevent deaths.
If a food safety situation arises, the following steps should be taken:
5 Steps to Enacting a Recall
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