Freshtag L 5-8 Seafood label

Freshtag L 5-8 Seafood label

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The US FDA has a long-standing reputation as a leading global regulatory authority. In 2011 and then revised in June of 2022, they published the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance. Chapter 13 focuses on the health concern of clostridium botulinum toxin (C-bot toxin) formation in seafood packaged in ROP/MAP (reduced oxygen packaging/modified atmospheric packaging). The time/temperature standard for when C-bot toxin can potentially form is known as the Skinner & Larkin curve or boundary (Skinner & Larkin 1998) and the authors suggest the use of TTIs to indicate a possible risk of C-bot toxin if seafood products were exposed to increased temperature during shipping and distribution. Using the data from Dr. Skinner & Dr. Larkin’s research, Vitsab® was able to engineer the Freshtag® L5-8 Seafood Label to mirror the Skinner & Larkin Boundary. Since their adoption, Freshtag® L5-8 Seafood label use has expanded for all types of direct shipments of seafood globally.
Vitsab International AB/Freshtag™2267Vitsab® International AB is a Swedish based research and development company who works with global regulators, researchers, academia, and industry to custom engineer Freshtag® TTIs (time temperature indicators). Freshtag® won IAFP’s (International Association for Food Protection) 2023 Food Safety Innovation Award for their Freshtag® products resulting in published articles in Bloomberg, Business Insider, and Yahoo News. Freshtag® labels are calibrated to mirror bacteria growth, align with temperature monitoring regulations, or match user defined temperature profiles. Using “Stoplight Technology” so everyone globally will understand, Freshtag® labels stay green most of their life; then eventually change to yellow then red, like a stop light, if temperature abuse per formulation is detected. Shipment delays and customer apprehensions are the main concerns when receiving perishable products. Reassurance and validation of proper temperature from production to their door is now required. You need a temperature monitoring strategy that helps your bottom line. Freshtag® from Vitsab® is your customers reassurance and validation while also becoming a profit center by reducing shrink. Vitsab® realizes you need to be compliant with government regulations and satisfy your customers’ demand for quality and affordability. Once partnering with Freshtag®, Vitsab® coaches you with implementation while assisting you with regulatory compliance. Vitsab® truly becomes your personal temperature monitoring partner. Freshtag® is Temperature Monitoring Made Simple®.

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