Have you heard of food rotation systems? Well if your like me, it wasn't until i came across it at a fairly new job that i understood why we needed it. This is also the reason why i chose to write and edit this topic on wikipedia. Not only did i want to share my knowledge, but gain a little more about this system that some businesses have incorporated.
From work, they used the rotation system mostly on ketchup,steak sauce and salad dressings that are taken from the original bottles and used to fill the restaurant's own branded bottles. With this, the business cut costs by buying bulk bottles instead of individual ones and also reducing the cost spent on ramekins (for those who don't know, these are the mini glass bowls) that were perviously filled with the condiments. How the system works is that if the bottles were half empty, we would marry them together and with the completely empty bottle it would be wash and filled with fresh product. Then, in the refrigerator where they are stored, the fresh product gets pushed to the back of the refrigerator, while the older product are kept at the front. This rotation keeps the condiments fresh and the quality standard high.
While editing my Wiki stub (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_rotation_system), i learned many new things about food rotation that i didn't know before. One of them being that according to FDA regulations foods must have labels that include dates of when it was packaged and when it must be used by. Reason being is because of shelf life. The labels reinforce expiration dates that need to be adhered to. Another point i found interesting was that the rotation system goes hand in hand with the aspect of food safety. When it comes to handling food, safety is a big issue because it is detrimental to a business if they do not provide a safe product with minimal bacterial food borne pathogens to the public. They risk being shut down by the government and tarnishing their name/reputation.
So to summarize:
1. Consider food rotation system if and when enter food industry
2. Use labels to help differentiate old products from fresh ones and ROTATE!
3. Avoid factors that will bring a bad name to your business i.e food borne illnesses!
Don't forget to check out ashley's blog and her wiki stub!
2 comments:
Hi Linda,
I'm in your ALES 204 class. I really enjoyed reading your blog post! I never knew anything about this before, so it was interesting to broaden my knowledge about a new subject!
I especially liked that you included a summary at the end of the post so that your main points are clear.
Great job Linda!
Hello Linda,
I really enjoyed reading your Wikipedia stub article on Food Rotation Systems. Not only was I completely unaware of such a system, but I now feel somewhat more confident in using such condiments at restaurants.
I am very glad to hear that such a system for food rotation exists, as people commonly do not question the regulations and restrictions concerning food safety at their favorite local diner.
Thank you for expanding my knowledge on this food safety system.
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