{"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 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 <\/p>\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 Secondly, shippers need to record shipping temperature<\/strong>. According to FSMA, carriers must provide records when asked.<\/p>\n The most common way to do this is through remote temperature monitoring systems<\/strong><\/a>. Remote temperature monitoring systems can range from simple to complex solutions.<\/p>\n For example, basic remote temperature monitoring systems record and store temperature. Advanced systems, on the other hand, alert users when temperatures exceed a certain threshold.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FSMA deadlines can get very confusing because there are different compliance dates. Click here<\/a> for a full table.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are some of the key points from the table:<\/p>\n If you are in the transportation industry, the word \u201cELD\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 is enforcing a rule for remote temperature monitoring systems. The FDA has a mandate called FSMA, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-trailer-temperature-monitoring"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is FSMA and what are its requirements?<\/h2>\n
Preventative Controls & FedEx Example<\/h3>\n
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Monitoring Controls & Remote Temperature Monitoring Systems<\/h3>\n
What are the deadlines?<\/h2>\n
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Links<\/h5>\n
FDA: FSMA Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food <\/a><\/h5>\n
FDA: Key Changes in the FSMA Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food <\/a><\/h5>\n
FedEx: Temp-Assure <\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"