Ben Miller, chief operating officer and executive vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs at The Acheson Group, visited the QA booth at IAFP 2025 to discuss how recent federal workforce cuts and regulatory shifts are affecting the food safety landscape.
Miller, a former state regulator, said that while agencies like FDA and USDA remain committed to food safety, staffing reductions and resource constraints may slow new guidance and rulemaking. In this environment, he urged companies to “return to basics” — focusing on core hazard controls, sanitation, time and temperature management and environmental monitoring — while strengthening food safety culture amid workforce turnover and labor uncertainty.
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