Adam said it's not uncommon for personnel matters to have played a part. Sometimes simple miscommunication is to blame. The viability of a facility's plans and procedures also depends on the experts who work there. Said Salter: " Another challenge is performing a continual review of the food safety plan and updating it with new arising risks that might not have been considered up until now. " More recent food processing risks, Salter noted, include PFAS contamination from water or packaging materials, and cronobacter microbiological concerns in raw materials. Similarly, Adam said the specificity of certain toxins may present challenges when adhering to safety protocols. HIGH STANDARDS Properly managing the products can be tricky, too. Llewellyn said the fragility of the food safety and quality aspects can be accompanied by specific challenges. " Dairy-based ingredients can come from raw materials sourced from all over the country, or world, and generally are not necessarily limited by environmental restrictions such as those that only allow certain crops to be grown in certain environmental conditions, " Llewellyn explained. " These different conditions can present specific challenges not faced by other supply chains. " Even if a stop along the supply chain is near a processing facility, maintaining the safety of ingredients requires diligence. And that's because raw milk is the primary DAIRYPROCESSING.COM | NOV-DEC 2023 61 Ivan Traimak-stock.adobe.comhttp://www.ampcopumps.com