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Vikan UST Brushware - The Ultimate in Hygienic Design
At Union Jack, we are committed to providing the best and
highest quality product options for all levels of FDA / Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP) implementation. Ultra Safe Technology (UST) is Vikan’s latest
initiative to create the most secure, safe and hygienic cleaning tools for the
food and beverage industry. The UST product range is based on state of the art
technology and the only fully food contact compliant
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Aug 26, 2021
Want to Brew Clean Beer? Our Brew Kits help make your job easier.
We know that brewing is a labor of love… and that 90% of your work
is cleaning. We’ve developed four Brew Kits, exclusive to Union Jack, just for you!
Based on core products used by brewers for cleaning and material handling needs,
our kits help make your job easier and keep your brewhouse and beer clean. Union
Jack chooses our food safe products based on quality, performance and customer recommendations.
And, we bundle them based on best use to make shopping easier and faster for
our cust
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Oct 08, 2020
Getting Started with Brewery GMPs
The
Food Safety and
Modernization Act (FSMA)
of 2011 (pronounced “fiz-muh”) requires that breweries,
wineries, cideries and distilleries follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
to keep consumers safe. This may seem like a daunting task for breweries that
are just getting started or have a small staff. The regs were originally
designed for food manufacturers until the FDA deemed beer “food” in 2011. As of
September 2018, all breweries - regardless of size - must comply. It can b
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Sep 24, 2020
Mitigating Foreign Body Contamination Recalls in Food Manufacturing
If you
follow
FDA
recalls
, the words “possible foreign matter contamination” are a very
common (almost weekly) cause. Put simply, it refers to any extraneous matter,
whether physical, chemical or biological, found in food. And remember, food
includes beverages, bottled water and nutritional products. Typically, the
foreign bodies render the food unfit for human (or pet) consumption. Recalls
can be very costly for food manufacturers. Indirect costs of potential fines,
lawsuits, s
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May 04, 2020
Preventing Listeria in your Brewery or Food Processing Drainage System
It is estimated that 30% of drains in food and beverage production facilities test positive for Listeria. Is Listeria lurking in your Brewery or Food Processing Plant floor drainage systems?
What is Listeria?
In the past 20 years, Listeria Monocytogenes has become a major concern to the food industry. The CDC estimates that Listeria is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness, or food poisoning, in the United States. Each year, 1,600 Americans contract listeriosis. It is usually c
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Mar 04, 2020