The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its ew Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint in July 2020, a 10-year framework that brings the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into the digital age. While the blueprint doesn’t specifically call out pest control, the New Era blueprint will almost certainly have significant implications for how the FDA expects food and beverage (F&B) production operations to manage integrated pest management (IPM) programs.
F&B production operations should be prepared for new requirements of the New Era blueprint. In advance of further guidance from the FDA, download our industry report to learn five definitive steps you can take to implement data-driven pest management in your business.