
Environmental Monitoring and Control Programs (EMP/ECP) have always been critical in assuring food safety. But, today, with FDA continuing to conduct swab-a-thons during inspections, EMPs and ECPs have taken on additional regulatory compliance importance.
TAG’s experienced team can help lower your operational and regulatory risks through the assessment of your facility’s effectiveness of cleaning, sanitation, employee hygiene, and product/process flow.
TAG can develop mitigating strategies; reduce loss of productivity due to downtime; and develop a customized environmental monitoring program designed to seek and destroy environmental contaminants.
An Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) is a critical part of your Environmental Control Program (ECP). Not only is controlling environmental risks in the food facility and being able to demonstrate effective control through a robust ECP a critical part of a food safety program — it has become a regulatory requirement under the U.S. FDA, USDA/FSIS, and Canada’s CFIA.
TAG Founder and CEO David Acheson discusses why Environmental Control and Management Programs are important and how to build or improve yours.