Fresh Cut Magazine

Good Practices Help Keep Companies, Consumers Protected

When it comes to food safety, it’s all about protection. Not just about protection of consumers, but protection of a company – of a brand. One way to ensure protection is by being prepared. It’s easier to correct a problem if a company is proactive and plans for it. “Absolutely the worst time to be thinking about solutions is when you have a problem,” said Mark Jarvis, CEO of Steritech, which provides food safety consulting and conformity assessment services to companies in a variety of industries. “In the event that something happens, nobody should have to find their way.” When companies have outbreaks, quality assurance managers are immediately granted extraordinary powers and unlimited budgets to solve the problem. The smart thing to do is to invest proactively in quality and food safety to minimize the likelihood of ever having a problem, Jarvis said. Have the proper…  » Read more

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Open Communication

I can’t speak on behalf of every magazine reporter, editor and photographer, but I can tell you what I think. When something happens and you want the media to know about it, be sure you let them know. Though we’re always actively looking for industry news and feature stories, we can’t always know exactly what’s going on with every company. There are hundreds of companies in the fresh-cut industry, and everyone wants to get the word out about their products. And though some do a better job than others, most have marketing and communications specialists on staff. The important thing is to use them. There are tons of ways to get in touch with us folks in the media. Send us an e-mail. Give us a call. Drop us a press kit in the mail. Find some way to get your message out. E-mail has made sending…  » Read more

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NewStar Fresh Foods Assures Quality With Employee Involvement

At NewStar Fresh Foods, employees aren’t only trained on food safety, they’re encouraged to experience it. In addition to the company’s stringent standards and full complement of training programs for its employees, the management team at NewStar Fresh Foods makes sure its employees have a personal investment in the quality of its products. “We encourage our employees to take product home and bring it into the break room at lunchtime and have a salad,” said Leonard Batti, vice president of production and processing at the Salinas, Calif., company. “It becomes much more personal when you’re feeding your day’s work to your children and neighbors.” While some companies may find giving employees free product to be an expensive proposition, the result has been high quality and high safety. With employees personally invested in a product, they no longer feel they are simply making some gadget – they…  » Read more

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Showcase: Food Safety Products and Services

ClearWater Tech ClearWater Tech knows there’s more to ozone than grams per hour. The company has fine-tuned its ozone generation technology for use with oxygen as the feed-gas. The systems provide ozone concentrations from 3 percent to 6 percent or more in the output gas, compared with the typical 1 percent concentration achieved by other ozone generators using traditional dry-air feed. Concentration is the key to ozone solubility in water, the company said. ClearWater Tech’s superior performance saves its customers space, power and money. Ozone is faster acting, more cost effective and achieves better sanitation results than chemicals, the company said. All natural, generated on site and with no chemical storage or disposal, ozone pays for itself in a matter of months. ClearWater Tech specializes in OEM applications of all types, including ozone for food processing, agriculture, surface sanitation and air purification. ClearWater Tech can put it to…  » Read more

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