Food and Beverage LIMS
Proving traceability and safety from farm gate to plate remains the highest priority
It has never been more critical for the food, dairy, beverage and brewing industries to maintain quality standards and safety guidelines while maintaining cost efficiencies. With recent news stories about contamination there is now increased visibility of the need for tracking, traceability and quality control and all within strict guidelines and regulations.
Global Supply Chain
Food, dairy, beverage and brewing companies operate global supply chains of ingredients. But with global resources suffering from economic and environmental impacts there has never a greater need for quality control and traceability.
In-house or contract laboratories in these industries must adhere to compliance guidelines, improve efficiency and maintain profitability. They also need to manage critical production control points, requiring effective planning and scheduling of tests
Food Safety LIMS
A recent focus on food safety has led food Companies to adopt HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) program. There are also Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements (CGMPs) for monitoring environments where food is processed. HACCP programs are common across the world, originally developed in the 1960s by NASA. They are championed by the Food Standards Agency in the UK, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Australian Institute of Food Safety. Those are just a few of the international institutions, governments and trading blocs adhering to the standards. HACCP principles need established monitoring procedures that ensure control over food safety.
Xybion LIMS Environmental Monitoring feature provides a solid framework to document how food production processes are monitored. Part of the overall LIMS solution is that it provides an early warning of infection problems. This can happen before they become violations, preventing the safety of the food from becoming a concern. This is useful in industries where contamination spreads quickly and must be proactively avoided each day. For example dairies, meat plants and raw produce handling facilities. An early warning can play a significant role in catching and containing contamination before it spreads.
