{"id":21212,"date":"2018-05-02T09:39:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=21212"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:19:34","slug":"food-fsma-remote-temperature-monitoring-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/food-fsma-remote-temperature-monitoring-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Industry 2018 | FSMA & Remote Temperature Monitoring Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are in the transportation industry, the word \u201cELD<\/a>\u201d probably sounds very familiar. Last year, thousands of fleets switched over to electronic logs as part of the FMCSA mandate. Similarly this year, the Food and Drug Administration<\/strong> is enforcing a rule for remote temperature monitoring systems.<\/p>\n

The FDA has a mandate called FSMA, which partly governs food transport.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will explore:<\/p>\n

1 – What is FSMA and what are its requirements?<\/p>\n

2 – What are the deadlines?<\/p>\n

What is FSMA and what are its requirements?<\/h2>\n

FSMA, or the Food Safety Modernization Act, is a new food safety rule<\/strong>. The rule affects everyone in the food supply chain, including shippers and manufacturers.<\/p>\n

Because of FSMA, shippers are liable for food safety during transportation. According to the rules, shippers need to set up: (1) preventative controls, and (2) monitoring controls.<\/p>\n

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Preventative Controls & FedEx Example<\/h3>\n

Firstly, shippers need to set up preventative controls. In other words, shippers must ensure that the food stays fresh throughout transportation.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at FedEx and their Temp-Assure policy. With Temp-Assure, FedEx protects food transport by:<\/p>\n