Metal-to-Metal Program What is a metal-to-metal program? Virtually all food processing equipment is made of metal, and must offer a durable service life (because it is often exposed to continual wear). A metal-to-metal program is needed to manage the inherent food contamination risk this equipment represents due to the risks of its [...]
Maintenance What is maintenance? Maintenance allows for the plant machinery and equipment to run smoothly without downtime and postponement of production. It is an essential prerequisite program of a food processing company.1 Food processing equipment and machinery of bakeries, like those of all industrial plants, is susceptible to failure through breakdown and [...]
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Also known as Food Safety Modernization Act What is the FSMA? The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most sweeping reform to the US food safety laws since 1938, the year in which the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) were enacted. The legislation, signed [...]
Kill Step Calculator What is a Kill Step Calculator? The kill step calculator is a tool used by bakers to validate kill steps against the bacterial pathogen Salmonella. From a food safety standpoint, the kill step is necessary to eliminate harmful pathogens and reduce the microbial load in food to safe levels. [...]
