Rapid reporting on demand.

The article discusses a provision in the 2010 Food Safety Reform Act that requires all food and beverage manufacturers to have a hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) plan in place. A study by the Aberdeen Group showed that 94 percent of production facilities have adopted HACCP as it is a prerequisite to doing business with retailers and foodservice companies. Some automate data collection tools for HACCP compliance are discussed, including Hertzler Systems Incorporated's real-time capture of data for improved product weight control.