Monatliche Archive: Januar 2025

Everyone who works in food production understands the key role PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) plays in both worker safety and maintaining hygiene standards in food safety. Yet, maintaining these high standards often means finding a balance between comfort and functionality in the use of PPE.

For food processing businesses, this balance is more than a nice-to-have, it’s a necessity. Uncomfortable or inadequate PPE can compromise worker compliance, productivity and, ultimately, food safety.

Let’s look at the unique challenges of selecting PPE for food processing environments, highlighting the importance of detectability, comfort and function.

The Dual Role of PPE in Food Processing

PPE in food processing serves two primary purposes:

1: Protecting workers from workplace hazards.
2: Safeguarding food products from contamination. 

This dual role makes the selection of effective PPE

No one plans for a food contamination event and product recalls!

Each January, food manufacturers around the world set ambitious goals for growth and success. They should also factor into their plans the need to avoid food contamination and product recalls. The damage caused by such events doesn’t just endanger the health of your consumers and impact your bottom line in the short term; it can irreparably harm your brand's reputation.

You’ve probably read about recent high-profile cases where foreign matter, namely fragments of metal, were discovered in frozen chicken nuggets, bagels and granola bars. We won’t name names - because these brands have suffered enough damage - instead, put yourself in their shoes. Imagine discovering that a customer has found a foreign object in your product. Now imagine the cascade of consequences: pulling products off shelves, issuing apologies, dealing with both financial and reputational fallout. And that’s if you’re fortunate enough