COLOR CODE
WHAT IS COLOR CODE IN THE INDUSTRY?
The color code is the use of implements of a specific color for each productive area.
WHAT IS COLOR CODING USED FOR?
- The purpose is to guarantee safe and quality food to everyone and everywhere.
- The Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (BPA/BPM) apply to the entire food chain, from primary production to the final consumer, and establish the hygienic conditions necessary to produce safe and healthy food.
COLOR CODE USE TIPS
Implementing a reliable color coding system for cleaning supplies in your business is an easy way to prevent cross contamination and identify bad practices.
1. Keep it simple: Avoid using complicated colors on the industry. Encode by zone or by process.
2. Use logical colors: Use a color contrary to the product you manufacture.
3. Make the use of color very clear: Use signs and shadow boards for identification and organization.
4. Communicate your color code: Train your team in the proper use of the color code.
5. Remember that: With the system you can prevent cross-contamination, cleaning processes become faster, more organized, efficient and you save resources.
Create a plan that works. We recommend that you regularly monitor and re-evaluate your color code plan as well as inspect your food handling tools and cleaning equipment to prevent cross contamination.
- Identifyng risks
It will depend on the food, its susceptibility, the processes followed and even the legal requirements.
- Depending on the material handled
Differentiate the types of raw material and their risks, assigning a color to each of them.
- Depending on the process
By “virtually” separating the stages of production or management by colors, we prevent cross-contamination problems.
- Depending on the area
To apply this strategy it is necessary that the zones are previously differentiated with a logical and specific criterion.
