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KC/In Conversation:  Randy Fields on Food Safety’s Fresh Demands (Part 2)

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Today, Part Two of my extended conversation with ReposiTrak CEO Randy Fields, who has been sounding the alarm for years about demands created by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  Now, these regulations are in place and regulators are poised to enforce them – and food businesses have to meet the moment.  They have no choice.  And so, we return to Randy Fields for an update.

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