Gone are the days when a food technologist devised a totally new food product concept and had it on the shelves within months. Now there’s a maze of food regulations, food safety issues, and regulatory agencies with which to deal. Today’s food technologist needs to be a combination of scientist, lawyer, and regulator. Not understanding the complex matrix of food safety regulations under state and federal authority may put one’s company at grave risk.
This risk is even more intimidating because th…