Color-Coding Toolkit for Food Processing Facilities

Color-coding has played an increased role in food safety since FSMA was introduced in 2011 and the focus shifted from responding to food safety problems to preventing them. Color-coding can play many parts in a food safety facility, from being part of an allergen SOP to being used as a preventive control, to being used as simply another food safety measure.

More and more food processors are considering using color-coding throughout their facilities to manage food safety concerns like cross-contamination or allergen cross-contact incidents. When properly implemented, a color-coding plan may help prevent food safety incidents and is looked upon favorably by customers and inspectors as a practice that shows dedication and due diligence for food safety.

Remco’s full color-coding kit contains materials designed to help you decide if color-coding is right for you, whether you own a small business or work for a large international network of food processing plants.

This informative color-coding kit will help you understand:

• Regulations that could impact your food processing operations
• How food processors use color-coding to prevent costly recalls
• Guidelines for creating a successful color-coding system to prevent cross-contamination
• The different roles color-coding can play in food safety plans