Ensuring the safety of foods has become more urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic as more consumers order food and nutritional supplements online and more businesses enter the retail space, some bringing new business models.
Rapid Changes In Marketplace, Business Models Challenge Food Safety Regulation To Keep Pace
Traditionally, 15 to 20 years ago, a business model would take 10 to 12 years to spread nationwide in food products marketplace, but currently more rapid adoption makes food safety regulation more difficult, says Steve Mandernach, Association of Food and Drug Officials.
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