The HACCP Standard

The HACCP Standard: Maintaining Food Safety

When it comes to safety within the food industry, the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is the standard for an effective and rational means of assuring food safety from harvest to consumption, according to the FDA. Developing your HACCP plan is vital to maintaining compliance, as well as ensuring your consumers’ safety. By establishing a written procedure across the supply chain, members of the food industry minimize the risk of food safety hazards. These critical control points can vary across HACCP plans and will depend upon your role in the food preparation process, but may include receiving, cold storage, thawing, preparing, cooking, reheating or during transport, according to Calver Health. The limits represent the point at which product falls out of a “safe range,” like a minimum temperature for reheating or the quality of packaging. And while monitoring … Read more

NRA Show 2016

Explore Comark’s Newest Products at NRA Show 2016 in Chicago

From May 21 – 24, Comark will be at the National Restaurant Association’s NRA Show 2016 at McCormick Place in Chicago for the largest single gathering of restaurant, food service and lodging professionals. Join us at Stand 3348 to learn more about our most recent innovations in high quality, precision thermometers, data loggers and wireless monitoring solutions. The Comark Team – including our recently appointed GM, Lika Dutta – will be on hand to discuss products like the newly introduced HACCP Touch, the easy and cost-effective system that enables food service professionals to collect, record and store daily temperatures of critical items as they are prepped, cooked and held. Additionally, food service professionals can learn about the Allergen Thermometer, which is color-coded for food allergy procedures in kitchens that regularly handle milk, nuts, fish and other allergens. Comark representatives will … Read more

Visit Comark at Foodex 2016

Visit Comark at Foodex 2016

From 18 – 20 April, Comark will be at Foodex, the UK’s premier trade event for the food and drink processing, packaging, ingredients and logistics industries at NEC Birmingham. Visit us at Stand Q310 to see our most recent innovations in temperature monitoring solutions across the food supply chain.   Comark will be showcasing some of our most popular and high-quality devices, including the Pocketherm and HACCP Touch. Both instruments are easy to use, and abide by HACCP regulations. Visit us on Stand Q310 to see them in person – and learn more about why Comark’s range of thermometers and related temperature instruments lead the industry.   In addition to the latest from Comark Instruments, be sure to check out some of the other sessions at the show. From a Meat Masterclass and exclusive insight into the World Steak Challenge, … Read more