EHO Visits — Temperature Tips From a Food Safety Advisor

EHO Visits — Temperature Tips From a Food Safety Advisor

EHO visits can seem scary, stressful and intimidating for businesses. But there’s no need for them to be. Environmental health officers only want to ensure you comply with food hygiene laws to keep your customers safe and your business HACCP compliant. All elements of an 

Beginner’s Guide to HACCP Temperature Requirements

Beginner’s Guide to HACCP Temperature Requirements

HACCP is a system that helps businesses manage food safety. It involves identifying, monitoring and controlling food risks to prevent hazards from occurring. Every business is different, so they must use HACCP principles to develop a food safety management system that applies to their own 

How to Use a Food Thermometer Accurately

How to Use a Food Thermometer Accurately

At ETI we manufacture a range of different food thermometers, many of which use penetration probes to measure the internal temperatures of liquid and solid foods. There are several different types of food thermometer probes that we make: thermocouple, thermistor and PT100. Each type varies 

A temperature guide to the cook-chill process

A temperature guide to the cook-chill process

A key step in food preparation for many businesses, we investigated the importance of the cook-chill process on food safety, quality and business efficiency.   What is the cook-chill process? The cook-chill process is a method of pre-preparing large quantities of cooked food. The food 

HACCP Checks: Save Over £600 a Year with This Easy Step

HACCP Checks: Save Over £600 a Year with This Easy Step

Data loggers automate the temperature-taking process. They allow temperatures to be taken at programmed intervals, and will digitally back up the results. Eliminating the need for an employee to physically take and write down the temperature means time can be freed and money can be 

How to Select the Right Temperature Data Logger

How to Select the Right Temperature Data Logger

At ETI, we work to find unique temperature solutions that fit your HACCP and safety plans, so that your procedures can be as efficient and reliable as possible. With data loggers, the units will capture accurate temperature data which can be archived for traceability and 

5 Common Food Safety Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

5 Common Food Safety Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Following HACCP food safety regulations is essential in ensuring that the food you serve to your customers is both safe and consistently high quality, as well as fundamental in legally protecting your business with accurate records. As we work with a number of businesses in 

Validating the Readings on an Infrared Thermometer Using an Ice Bath

Validating the Readings on an Infrared Thermometer Using an Ice Bath

In the last blog post within our infrared thermometer series, we looked at how to correctly validate the accuracy of your instrument using a Thermometer Comparator. The comparator method allows devices to be validated at ambient room temperature, however we would not recommend conducting it 

How to Validate the Readings on Your Infrared Thermometer

How to Validate the Readings on Your Infrared Thermometer

The third instalment in our infrared thermometer series is about how to correctly validate the accuracy of an IR device in the field. Our first post looked at emissivity and how to get an accurate reading, while the second focused on how to clean and 

A Beginner’s Guide to Sous Vide Cooking

A Beginner’s Guide to Sous Vide Cooking

We take a look at what sous vide cooking is, why it’s a great way to prepare food, what you can use it for and what equipment you will need in order to carry it out.   What is sous vide cooking? Sous vide is