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Is your lubricant truly food-safe?

HACCP International’s certification requirements go beyond formulation Within almost all food manufacturing processes there are opportunities for lubricants to come into contact with food and food packaging. Lubricants from compressor equipment can contaminate the compressed air that contacts food, conveyor chain lubricants can come into contact with food products as they move from place to place during manufacturing and gear boxes can release oils and greases. Lubricants are also deliberately made to contact food when used as release agents used to prevent food sticking to grills or baking pans. Food manufacturers are required to use lubricants that are safe Read more...

2024-10-15T12:11:39+11:00

HACCP Australia client profile

At St. Merkorious Charity, our mission is to provide essential support to those in need, ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry. St. Merkorious Charity has been a beacon of hope for many, offering cooked food, fresh and dry hampers, clothing and many support services to thousands of individuals and families facing hardship.    Our numbers are rising rapidly, we are currently assisting approximately 5,000 people each month, ensuring they have access to nutritious meals and essential resources. This year we celebrate our 11th year as an official charity and our new facility represents a significant milestone in our Read more...

2024-08-27T09:28:11+11:00

Juliana Elliott’s Insights from Pesticon 2024

Pesticon 2024 took place from August 14th to 16th at The Star, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. Juliana Elliott, our Technical Manager, attended and found the conference to be an exceptional platform for networking within the pest industry. It provided her with a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with some of our certified clients, meet new industry professionals, and explore emerging trends in pest management. During the conference, Juliana delivered a presentation titled "Food Industry Requirements: Good, Better, Best!" She remarked, "It was a privilege to speak at Pesticon this year about top-notch pest servicing for the food industry and to discuss Read more...

2024-08-20T19:36:41+11:00

Confused about Allergen Labelling?

The Allergen Bureau’s VITAL® (Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling) Program is a standardised allergen risk assessment process for the food industry. The system is used by HACCP Australia consultants to assist our clients meet the requirements of compliant allergen labelling. Carrying out a VITAL risk assessment using the VITAL tools – including VITAL Online – assists a food company to thoroughly review the allergen status of all the ingredients and the processing conditions that contribute towards the allergen status of the finished product. The VITAL Program produces a ‘labelling outcome’ that summarises the food allergens present in a food due to Read more...

2024-06-27T22:55:31+11:00

CLEAN HANDS – old dirt, new dirt

By Karen Constable and Juliana Elliott – HACCP International Hand hygiene is an area which has received a lot of attention lately, both in the health care industry and in the food industry.  As a result, there’s plenty of new research and new technologies around the topic of hand hygiene.  Here, we take a look at some old ideas and some new ideas. Old idea:  Washing hands is all about killing bacteria. New idea:  Removing viruses from hands – particularly noroviruses – is an equally important, if not more important, reason to strive for clean hands. In recent years, norovirus Read more...

2024-05-01T20:06:05+11:00
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