Environmental Monitoring

SMART EMP swab findings need zone-time-lot assessments

Smart Food Safe says SMART EMP maps swab sites, zones, risks, limits, planned and random samples, results, and corrective actions. A positive environmental result identifies a sampled site and time, not a contaminated product lot by itself. Food-safety teams need a documented rule for which production lines, periods, lots, and controls are assessed before a hold or release decision.