Two undertakings will exert significant pressures on the industry during 2010 — the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act and the introduction of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
A gap is emerging between what federal regulators consider expeditious product traceability and what is currently attainable by a majority of food companies.
Food issues, which increasingly involve the food industry as much as intergovernmental organizations and national bodies, have themselves grown in magnitude and toughness, regardless of the great progress made in production, distribution and reaching consumers.
The scrutiny being given to
front-of-package labeling highlights how the trend of convenience has transcended the process of getting a foodstuff from the package to the plate quickly.