Food-safe maintenance products to keep production moving

Stringent hygiene and safety standards are crucial to prevent contamination in food and beverage manufacturing. But contamination doesn’t just come from stray ingredients, it can also come from the maintenance products used on equipment - the grease on conveyor belts, lubricant on chains, cleaners used on processing lines.

If non-food grade chemicals come into contact with food, there’s potential for costly downtime while production halts, wasted product and even food recalls. It’s important for manufacturers to ensure maintenance products used near food are safe, have traceable documentation and comply with regulations that protect food integrity and consumers.

Yet finding products that do the job then navigating audit documentation can be challenging and time-consuming. CRC Industries has a simple, effective solution to help support manufacturers in Australia’s food industry.

Food-safe maintenance products for manufacturing.

CRC offers a range of food-safe products for maintaining manufacturing equipment such as conveyors, ovens, mixers, chutes and freezers. The range includes lubricants, cleaners and degreasers that are NSF and HACCP-certified as safe for incidental contact with food. The company has built on the success of these products to develop the CRC GREENLIGHT™ Food Safety Program, which equips manufacturers with audit compliance tools and ongoing support.

CRC’s GREENLIGHT™ food safety program.

CRC aims to simplify or improve existing QA auditing programs through:

• Offering high quality, certified food-safe products to minimise the risk of contamination when carrying out maintenance during production.
• Clear labelling and packaging for easy visual identification of food-safe products.
• QR codes on products for instant digital access to real-time safety data and compliance documents.
• A comprehensive audit compliance toolkit, providing a central point for audit documentation such as SDS, TDS, NSF, HACCP and allergen certificates.
• A visual food safety identification program with wall signage and food grade solutions charts.
• Site assessments, regular updates, extensive training for all workers, plus support to maintain standards.

The program helps ensures food-grade products are traceable, while contributing to operational efficiency by streamlining inventory management and reducing costs.

CRC products in action.

CRC’s food-safe range includes:

• Lubricants that are clear, odourless, tasteless. They help prevent rust, protect plastic and rubber components and extend the life of equipment.
• Cleaners and degreasers that are non-toxic, helping to break down stubborn fats, oils and grime without leaving harmful residues.
• Anti-seize and assembly compounds to help prevent galling and corrosion of fasteners, fittings and machinery parts. They withstand extreme temperatures and exposure to washdowns.
• Penetrants with the advantage of NSF and HACCP certification.
• Greases that are odourless and tasteless, and help protect against moisture, heat and pressure.

Products can be used in:

• Meat, poultry, seafood processing plants.
• Dairy production.
• Bakeries and snack manufacturers.
• Beverage production.
• Fruit and vegetable processors.
• Food packaging facilities.
• Commercial kitchens.

CRC Trans-Tasman Director of Sales, Martin Davis, says CRC took several years to develop the GREENLIGHT™ Food Safety Program.

“The program was created to reduce the risk of incidents around maintenance in the food and beverage sector in Australia. In just a few years, the evolving program from CRC has become a trusted part of the industry, with large food and beverage production facilities now relying on this system to keep food production protocols safe.”

Available at Blackwoods - Your manufacturing solutions partner.

As Australia’s leading supplier of industrial solutions, Blackwoods has everything you need to keep your operations running smoothly. Talk to your Blackwoods account manager about implementing CRC’s GREENLIGHT™ program, and view the range of CRC food-safe products online. Stay prepared, because productivity should never be left to chance.

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