Color-coding is an important part of any food safety program. Not only does it help prevent cross-contamination due to pathogens, allergens and foreign contaminates, color-coding has a variety of other uses. With the number of governmental regulations growing, it is essential that food processing facilities stay on top of the current trends and best practices to be market leaders. Implementing a color-coding program is a great way to help accomplish that.
Here are the five more things that you should know about color-coding:
1. It simplifies the traceability of tools
2. Color-coding breaks through language barriers
3. Simplicity is essential for an effective program