How can I improve food safety in my operation?

The FDA Food Code outlines specific guidelines for maintaining food safety in commercial kitchens. Of course proper hand-washing and hygiene are important, but more than half of the food-borne illness in commercial kitchens results from poor time and temperature control during cooking, holding, and reheating. 

FAST can help you reduce the risk of food-borne illness in your operation with the use of simple quality control tools like timers, cooking computers, and process controllers. 

The latest food safety weapon on the market is the TRACKER Timer, a flexible solution designed to provide complete control over food products while in the "Danger Zone" (40-140 degrees Fahrenheit / 4.4-60 degrees Celsius). Crew members can quickly and easily determine the status of multiple products from anywhere in the kitchen, since each product has its own large LED display. 

Labor Efficiency

The simple application of a TRACKER Timer to your operation is like adding an additional kitchen manager for pennies a day. The TRACKER maximizes the productivity of your crew, reduces training time, automatically tracks critical control points for your HACCP program, and guarantees that your recipe standards are followed precisely. Your managers can spend less time overseeing the kitchen, and more time meeting the needs of customers. 

Bottom Line Results

Today's successful foodservice operations are using TRACKER Timer technology to deliver menu items faster and safer. From grilling, frying and baking, to holding and serving, this proven solution outpaces the hectic commercial kitchen environment and effortlessly manages multiple processes. The result: less product waste, better labor efficiency, and the piece of mind that your signature menu items are served fresh and safe. 

Custom Applications Available

The TRACKER has already been adopted and customized by leading restaurant chains to meet specific needs. For example, KFC® Corporation is using the TRACKER to monitor quality control of its line of chicken sandwiches. 

A national burger chain is currently using the TRACKER with unique, remote quality indicators (RQIs) for their busy grill line. In this application, the Tracker times the grilling of the burger patty, then automatically transfers the hold time to the RQIs, that are placed in strategic locations like above the holding bin. The addition of RQIs places critical holding information where it needs to be, so you never serve product that has expired. 

For more information about the TRACKER Timer or to discuss an application in your operation, please call our Customer Support team at 1-800-FASTRON (800-327-8766), or email sales@fastinc.com.