16/10/2023
Waste is a major environmental and economic issue, therefore, it is essential for commercial kitchens to adopt best practices for managing their food waste.
05/09/2023
Ensuring employees have the necessary health and safety training is crucial. Understand the law and types of training you should consider.
03/08/2023
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
10/07/2023
If you are looking for reliable and affordable products for measuring and monitoring various parameters in your food business, you may have come across a number of brands including Milwaukee. Milwaukee has an outstanding range of instruments, such as chlorine testers, refractometers, photometers, pH probes, thermometers, and more.
12/06/2023
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
09/05/2023
Food businesses have a legal and moral responsibility to prevent allergic reactions and protect customer health with allergen testing. The responsibility also lies throughout the supply chain from companies storing raw ingredients, manufacturing, labelling and packaging, and transportation. It involves providing accurate allergen information and following best practice for handling allergens. Failure to do so can result in fines, legal action, loss of reputation and customer trust. Food allergies are a serious health issue that affects millions of people around the world. According to the Food Standards Agency, there are... Read More
24/04/2023
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
23/02/2023
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
24/10/2022
As we approach the busiest time of the year for the food industry, have you thought about how prepared your staff are for the influx of work? There is a lot to remember when working with food, from temperature monitoring to food safety hazards your team needs to be aware of it all. And when you are busy it is easy to forget processes which could have a decremental effect. So… what can you do to safeguard your business? Educating your staff is a good place to start. As a... Read More
26/07/2022
As the UK tops 40°C for the first time ever on record, more and more people are searching how extreme heat may impact their work life and safety. Unsurprisingly, the average monthly volume for search terms like ‘working in hot conditions’ and ‘hot weather work’ has increased by over 1,000% (three-month change). According to Science Focus, extreme weather will become more common in the future due to climate change, with heatwaves becoming hotter and longer. From workplace legislation to top tips for keeping cool, we’ve put together a practical guide... Read More
