Unhappy About Food Safety Legislation? You're Not Alone.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate added a provision on food safety legislation that isn't making everyone happy. The provision is supposed to protect smaller, local businesses that serve a only a specific geographical location by not requiring them to jump through as many safety hoops as the big boys.

How less safety regulations will affect supply chain operations has yet to be determined. Right now, people are more concerned with how this legislation will affect both the public and the produce businesses it is supposed to help. The legislation could actually hurt smaller businesses if a lack of safety requirements results in things like food recalls, which could be more likely to occur if the regulations in question are not present.

What do you think? Would it be harder to have to have to adjust your operations to meet stricter safety regulations, or harder to do damage control as a result of a food safety incident that occurred due to a lack of them?