Food manufacturers and restaurants will need to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Be ready for it with T&D temperature data loggers.
These wireless devices send out email alarms the moment a freezer fails and also automatically send temperature data directly to a PC as proof of best practices.
Data loggers help protect temperature-sensitive products such as produce, milk, fresh fish, meat, and poultry. Under existing HACCP regulations, food manufacturing and storage facilities are already required to monitor temperature at specific critical control points such as refrigerators, freezers, and deep fryers.
FSMA will require the food and beverage industry to strengthen its food safety system and cold chain instead of waiting for hazards to occur such as food poisoning or product spoilage. Once the standard is published, FSMA will mandate that businesses perform continual temperature monitoring of food products and processes. To this end, CAS DataLoggers can supply T&D temperature data loggers for compliance with HACCP, FSMA, and FDA Title 21 CFR part 11 electronic documentation regulations.
For example, to be HACCP-certified, you need a way to monitor and record food temperature data. Instead of worrying about keeping routine records by hand, you can use a data logger to automatically measure and record temperature data and prove best practices using the included software. With the automated alarming features of data loggers, businesses will have advance notice of unsafe food temperatures.
T&D RTR-500 Series wireless data loggers are ideal for measuring and monitoring ambient temperatures in refrigerators, freezers, and warehouses. Each logger’s recorded data is periodically collected by a T&D Base Station (RTR-500NW/500AW) via wireless communication out to a range of 500 feet and then sent directly to an office PC over the network or FTP server.
T&D’s compact and rugged design means that the data loggers can be easily placed in many different areas in food processing plants and restaurants to track product temperatures. With this wireless system there’s no need to take the logger outside to collect the data.
The logger itself is water-resistant, so it can be used even in semi-wet conditions. Because wireless communication is possible even at –30° C (–22° F), data collection continues even when the logger is placed in low-temperature environments such as walk-in freezers.
The new T&D Food Core temperature data logger is ideal for food safety management for steam tables and buffets, caterers, and more. It only takes a minute for vendors to check and store internal food temperatures.
T&D’s IP68 water- and oil-proof design makes the data logger ideal for use in food processing and cooking operations. The clear LCD shows many factors including current temperatures and alarm status. Users can make custom upper and lower limit settings for each food item. Additionally, the food core dataloggers automatically collect and send recorded data to a designated e-mail address or an FTP server over a wireless or LAN network.
For more information, contact a CAS specialist at 800-956-4437 or access www.DataLoggerInc.com.
