5 dairy processors commit to dairy traceability best practices
The dairy industry sets an ambitious 80% commitment goal by next year. A dairy processor can implement the practices with paper and pencil in just a few minutes a day.
Five dairy processors, accounting for more than 20% of U.S. milk production, have committed to a voluntary set of best practices for traceability. They are Darigold, Glanbia Foods, Hilmar Cheese Co., Leprino Foods and Michigan Milk Producers Association.
Drawing from a pilot study of dairy processors, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill., this week released the practices, which were designed by processors, for processors, to increase global competitiveness, help satisfy future requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act and, in the rare event of a safety issue, quickly isolate products to protect public health and prevent brand damage.