Food Recalls and Food Safety In the Spotlight Again

There have been a number of large food recalls recently, and all have been fairly widespread. For example, the recent peanut butter recall has grown from peanut butter by a certain brand, distributed to specific stores to a much wider distribution that now includes brands of ice cream, dairy products, raw and roasted peanuts.  What started as a fairly general product recall has expanded to a variety of different brands and products throughout the supply chain.  The food manufacturing industry has been under the microscope due to the increasing number of recalls in recent history.

One of the more frustrating things, especially for consumers concerned about food safety, is that this company was marked by the FDA as having "objectionable conditions" two years before the recent outbreak.  (See the full article by Food Safety News here.)  Although the details of the objectionable conditions haven't been released, more proactive work may need to be done to prevent the widespread outbreaks like this from happening.

While it's important to have the proper industry regulations and inspections in place, it's also important for companies to help protect their production and company from the effects of a recall as well.  EVS works with the food and beverage manufacturing industry daily and work with customers to create products, such as food manufacturing software, that help aid in the food safety operations. As food ERP software developers, they understand the strict regulatory environment and provide a food and beverage ERP software that manages food safety concerns, including HACCP and lot recalls.

Having a food software ERP system that provides cradle-to-grave lot tracking and a one click lot recall is one way food manufacturers can help protect themselves.  For more information on EVS' food manufacturing ERP software, visit www.evs-sw.com.