There have been many CDC alerts and updates for a range of issues in the past year. A quick visit to the CDC website brings a flurry of information and data, which for some of us, can be difficult to sort through. There are routine revisions to...
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We recently spoke with an individual from a reputable hospital who outlined a recent failure in one of their systems. According to the source, over 900 monitoring points were inactive as result of a faulty monitoring system.
You need enough temperature sensors to cover the warmest and coolest points that affect your product, since a room or a refrigerator does not have one temperature. A few sensors in different locations is a good start, because too many readings...
Historically, monitoring of temperature-controlled environments has been one of the most important factors to monitor for sensitive applications. Whether you’re monitoring server rooms to tell when the AC goes off and jeopardizes costly IT...
For the rules that apply now, start with Key Federal Food Safety Laws: A Complete Compliance Guide (Updated 2026).
Why is the Food Safety Modernization Act important?
On January 4, 2011, in an effort to prevent food borne illness, the FDA’s Food...
Why is temperature so important in food storage?
The bacteria that cause foodborne illness, called pathogenic bacteria, can grow rapidly in food that’s above 40 ⁰F and can double in number in little as 20 minutes. Pathogenic bacteria doesn’t...