This article discusses some of the many priority issues the Division of Dairy and Egg Safety is currently working on to better protect American consumers.
As a tool for identifying and correcting hazards in food manufacturing and handling operations, HACCP is universally recognized as essential in food safety.
Despite a small marketshare of about 2% in the beverage category, unpasteurized fruit juices and juice products are associated with a major fraction of reported foodborne outbreaks in the U.S.
Besides risk identification and management through HAACP, beverage safety is dependent on fundamental protection in both the formulation and processing stages.
Food processors interested in successfully implementing an HACCP plan need to develop and implement a series of prerequisite programs prior to establishing HACCP.