The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years. It aims to assure the safety of food throughout the supply chain through the introduction of new requirements to food manufacturers, processors, transporters and distributors.
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Looking ahead to March of 2016, the FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will dictate that minimum food transportation sanitation requirements are met and properly documented.
Foam Cleaned
Sanitised To Remove Odours & Bacteria.
REFEER
Without Refrigerated trucks, it would be nearly impossible for transporting temperature sensitive goods. It is a mandate to maintain the temperature when transporting temperature sensitive goods to reduce wastage and maintain compliance.
Key Requirements
Specifically, the rule would establish requirements for:
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Vehicles and transportation equipment: The design and maintenance of vehicles and transportation equipment to ensure that it does not cause the food that it transports to become unsafe. For example, they must be suitable and adequately cleanable for their intended use and capable of maintaining temperatures necessary for the safe transport of food.
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Transportation operations: The measures taken during transportation to ensure food safety, such as adequate temperature controls, preventing contamination of ready to eat food from touching raw food, protection of food from contamination by non-food items in the same load or previous load, and protection of food from cross-contact, i.e., the unintentional incorporation of a food allergen.
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Training: Training of carrier personnel in sanitary transportation practices and documentation of the training. This training is required when the carrier and shipper agree that the carrier is responsible for sanitary conditions during transport.
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Records: Maintenance of records of written procedures, agreements and training (required of carriers). The required retention time for these records depends upon the type of record and when the covered activity occurred, but does not exceed 12 months.
The full text of the law found on this page is being provided as an additional service from the FDA. The official and authoritative source of the law is the version offered by the Government Printing Office (GPO), found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ353/pdf/PLAW-111publ353.pdf.