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Regulations in the snack food industry

Food safety and product tracking are clearly the main drivers toward stricter, more complex regulations, according to PMMI Business Intelligence.

Regulations in the Snack Food Industry
Regulations in the Snack Food Industry

There are multiple impacts on snack food CPG operations from FSMA and USDA regulations, including:

  • More stringent documentation and reporting.
  • Labeling requirements for tracking of goods and ingredients across the value chain to the consumer.
  • Increased efforts to ensure cleanliness of processing and packaging lines.
    • CPG and OEM leaders unanimously emphasized the importance of food safety.
    • Even when interviewees were unaware of specific FSMA impacts, they reinforced the need for improved sanitary design.

“Suppliers must design processing and primary packaging equipment that can be completely washed down without electrical damage,” said one director of consumer packaging at a large CPG.

“Customers are asking for equipment with tighter mechanical seals designed such that there are no areas where food can build up,” said another VP of sales at an OEM.

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