Are Inspections Enough?

摘要

Many operators rely too heavily on health inspectors, whose role has evolved to include much more consulting, to set the standard of food safety at their establishments. This can be downright dangerous, which is why the use of private food safety auditors is growing. "A regulatory agent is going to tell you what you need to do in order to be compliant," says Judi Lazaro, head of audits for AIB Intl., Manhattan, KS, which provides audit, food safety and research/technical services to foodservice operators, manufacturers and distributors. "What we do is tell you, 'This is what you need to do, but this is what you can also do to make you more efficient.'