Who do you trust?

When you are a customer, you have to believe in the wholesomeness of food products being sold in our supermarkets and restaurants across the country, if you are going to purchase and consume food. Or, raise your own food! Probably not for most Americans.

Our government inspection systems were set up to develop standards for operators to produce wholesome products. The regulatory agencies depend on their teams of inspectors to assess the adequacy of the system.

Our food companies have the responsibility to interpret the rules and implement them, so that they are safeguarding their products. They have to rely on all of their employees to follow the rules and procedures.

In today's world, raw materials and finished products enter our food supply from many sources, foreign and domestic. As a purchaser how do you trust that it meets the standards necessary to be used in the manufacture of your products or to be sold on your shelves?

The basic word is TRUST!

With this latest peanut disaster, TRUST has been destroyed.

A major food company announced that its inspections of the manufacturer resulted in superior inspection results. These audits were performed by an outside trusted firm. Could they have been incorrect? Maybe not. As a purchaser, how in depth an inspection are you allowed? How in depth do you ask for? Is a letter from the supplier that it guarantees that it meets regulations enough?

I suspect that if insurance companies continue to pay out big amounts for clients that do not have proper controls to avoid or reduce liabilities, they will raise rates, change legal contracts and force inspections of companies.

I suspect that we will continue to see more government direction and involvement.

I suspect that it is time for our manufacturers to ask for and demand more transparency from their suppliers and more access to their facilities.

I also suspect that in response, suppliers will be less open and provide less access, than ever before.

In today's economically challenged world, where does FOOD SAFETY fit?

That choice is up to each of us.

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