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Health & Safety

Christmas tree 03/08/2023
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Why food businesses should start preparing for Christmas manufacturing now

Christmas is a peak season for food businesses of all kinds, from manufacturers to breweries. Whether you are producing, storing, packaging or distributing food and drink, you need to ensure that you have the right equipment, ingredients and supplies to meet the high demand and expectations of your customers. But why should you start preparing for Christmas manufacturing now, when it is still months away? Here are some good reasons to get ahead of the game and plan your Christmas manufacturing in advance. Ensure health and safety compliance One of... Read More

12/06/2023
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Hazards in a Commercial Kitchen: Essential Safety Tips

Working in a commercial kitchen can be rewarding, but also risky. Safety precautions such as safety signs and being aware of the many potential hazards in a commercial kitchen, including hot equipment, sharp knives, dangerous machines and glassware, is essential. If you are not careful, you can easily get injured by cuts and burns that can affect your health and productivity.  Workers in restaurants and other eating places experience cuts, lacerations, punctures and thermal burns at higher rates than workers across other private industries. A 2019 report from Health and... Read More

Commercial Kitchen food scales 24/04/2023
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The importance of Calibration for food equipment

Calibration plays an essential role in ensuring the quality and safety of food products provided by the food industry. It is a process of adjusting or verifying the accuracy of measuring and testing instruments, to ensure that they provide reliable results. Calibration is necessary for a range of instruments and equipment used in the food industry, including temperature probes, pH meters, and scales. Measure food temperature  Temperature control is a vital element of food safety in the food industry. Temperature probes are used to measure the temperature of food during... Read More

ph buffer solution container 23/02/2023
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PH buffer solutions: your complete guide

PH buffer solutions are also known as pH buffer or hydrogen ion buffer. They go hand in hand with a ​​pH metre which measures the acidity and alkalinity (in other words, the pH level) of a liquid. PH buffer solutions help stabilise its pH level for industries where it is critical to achieve a consistent pH level. PH levels are measured in a wide range of industries, including: water and wastewater treatment, chemical production, agriculture research and production, environmental monitoring, chemical and life sciences research, biochemical and pharmaceutical research, food... Read More