Dive Summary:

• "Audits and inspections are never enough: A critique to enhance food safety” a new article in Food Control, an industry journal, has made a case against audits as a reliable source of regulation.
• The researchers behind the article harken an audit to a snapshot, both of which give only a very temporary view of a production facility.
• Moreover, they claim that many of the recent food safety lapses and outbreaks have been caused by companies who often pass their audits, yet remain unsafe for both the public and their own employees.  
   

From the article:

Military Food Engineering and Ration Technology Consumers may equate food safety audits with a safe food supply. What’s more dangerous is some processors may also believe a good audit score almost always guarantees safe food products. But several recent recalls have proven the two do not necessarily equate. “Food auditors provide a snapshot of production processes,” says Doug Powell, a professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University (KSU). “However, buyers often believe auditors are performing a full verification of every product and ...