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Save with Quality Replacement Parts
Here at Union Jack, we want to ensure you will get the
longest life out of your tools and the most out of your investment -- from purchase to replacement. It starts with quality. We've made it
easy by offering a curated selection of high quality products for you to build,
and add, to your suite of material handling and cleaning tools.Designed for food safe and industrial use.Our products are selected for their durability and strength.
They are hygienically designed, food safe, and available
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Sep 17, 2024
The Origin of the Michelin Guide
From a little red guide book
to an iconic standard in international fine dining, have you ever wondered how the
Michelin Star restaurant rating got its start?
The History
It all began when French brothers
André and Édouard Michelin founded Michelin Tire in 1889. With fewer than 3,000
cars on the road at the time, they were visionaries in the industry. In order
to create demand and need for mobility (aka cars) and the subsequent need for
tires, the first Michelin Guide was published
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Mar 10, 2024
Make Color-Coding Your Resolution
Color-coding is a simple way
to have a big impact on your facility’s food safety, sanitation and compliance.
Designating certain colors for tools based on different uses, processes or zones
is practical and offers a host of benefits. It prevents cross contamination
from allergens, pathogens, chemicals, and physical contaminants -- improving
quality control and reducing risk of product recall and related issues. It also increases efficiency by helping with tool organization/storage, too
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Jan 16, 2024
Why EPDM Transfer Hoses are a Great Choice for your Brewery
EPDM stands for ethylene propylene diene monomer. It’s a synthetic
rubber that has quickly gained traction in breweries for use in transfer hoses.
EPDM has superior chemical, ozone/UV and temperature resistance. It offers substantial elastic
properties, making it extremely durable
and giving it a high degree of abrasion and tear resistance. EPDM rubber material is known to have better durability and physical strength than natural rubber. Add in the fact that EPDM is FDA/U
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Jun 15, 2023
Don’t Let Dead Leg Contamination Thrive in Your Facility
Sanitation is critical in any food and beverage facility. It
is not only important for public safety and the quality of the products – it’s
the law. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a large piece of legislation
passed in 2011, put in place strict requirements for the food and beverage
industry focusing on the prevention of foodborne illness and death. Even with
these requirements in place, keeping facilities clean is a challenge. The CDC estimates
that each year 48 million peo
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Sep 14, 2022