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FDA's Proposed Mandatory GRAS Rule: What Food Safety Professionals Need to Know
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Many organizations continue to approach food safety primarily as a compliance exercise rather than as an embedded part of everyday operations. This article considers an approach where HACCP is treated as an active and evolving management system rather than an annual event.
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