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.
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.