Session Information
3-Sep, 11:30 - 12:15
The rise of electronics and digital systems in food safety – the benefits and pitfalls
Talking Tech
HACCP International is a product certification company that operates a scheme named Food Safe Equipment Materials and Services. This 3rd party certification scheme confirms that such items are suitable for use in the food industry and support food companies HACCP based food safety programmes.
HACCP food safety programmes have been used to manage food safety since the 1960’s. A food safety programme relies on records of inspections, checks and monitoring to demonstrate the food produced is within the permitted limits, or records of actions taken when products are out of specification.
In recent years, the food industry and HACCP International has seen the rise of electronics and digital systems to help manage food safety programmes. In this session, Rachel will discuss the benefit and pitfalls of some of these systems, and give some pointers on what to look for if implementing these. Some examples will include digital food safety software, temperature monitoring and recording, IoT pest monitoring.
