Supermarket chilled meals rely on data loggers

The EU requires that every food manufacturer has Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) measures in place, so that consumers know that they are buying the highest quality foods

With the chilled ready-meals market increasing by an incredible 90% in the last ten years, it is even more important that the general public receive the best standards possible in the production, transportation and storage of their meals, particularly when they are buying partly-cooked meats, fish and products with fish ingredients.

The Gemini Data Loggers Tinytag range ensures peace of mind for chilled ready-meal manufacturers.

Their temperature monitoring and validation products give the professional analysis and recordings needed, to not only meet the EU legislation, but also to contribute to the highest quality product for the consumer.

Tinytag data loggers for this industry also comply with the BS EN12830 standard, ideal for the transport, storage and distribution of chilled, frozen, deep and quick-frozen foods.

Ferndale Foods in Kent, suppliers to retail giants J Sainsbury and Waitrose, use Gemini Tinytag data loggers and Tinytag Explorer software in their day-to-day operations.

Their Quality Assurance Manager explained: "We use Tinytags for two main purposes; to record the air temperatures of chiller units and small fridges and to validate time and temperature of cooking processes, such as steam cooking, and cooling processes such as spiral and blast chilling.

" Tinytag loggers are particularly useful as they are robust, waterproof, portable, easy-to-clean and cover the temperature limits we require.

We rely on them as they are accurate tools in providing time and temperature evidence for process validations".

Ferndale Foods produce over 300,000 ready-meals a week and as well as working with major retail chains, they also supply major airlines and food service outlets.

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