Category: Production & Material Handling

You Asked…We Listened!

Posted by Dakonya Freis  – Food Safety, Production & Material Handling, Sanitation & Janitorial
April 5, 2012

Color-coding is an important topic for food processors and at Nelson-Jameson, Inc. we understand this. We continue to work with our suppliers to provide the products necessary for you, our customer, whether that be the same products in new colors or completely new products to fill a void.

One request we’ve continued to hear is the need for additional colors. About a year ago we began offering orange products and we heard rave reviews, but that we needed still more colors. So, we are happy to announce that we are now adding purple to our product offering. You will find that many of our most common products are now available in purple to allow you to expand your color-coding programs.

Whether you need a shovel, floor sweep, utility cart or knife in purple, we now have you covered. We continue to look for more products in purple to expand our offering, but if there is something you are in need of, please let us know. Customer feedback is what drives our color-coded program and we encourage you to let us know what you need.

Click here to view our new Color-Coded Catalog on our website, or call 800-826-8302 to request your copy today!

New Procedure for Lactic Acid Bacteria Testing

Posted by Cathy Laube  – Food Safety, Laboratory & QA/QC, Production & Material Handling, Sanitation & Janitorial
January 5, 2012

Don’t have enough room for a large incubator to perform bacteria testing?  We have learned there is another option to detect lactic acid bacteria without using gas packs or gas jars. 3M™ has validated a procedure in salad dressings, ready-to-eat meats, ready-to-eat salads and stainless steel surfaces – using Aerobic Count Petrifilm™, double-strength  MRS broth  and Chlorophenol Red as an alternative to the older method,  which requires a modified atmosphere.  Save space, time, labor, materials and clean up, while improving recovery of these troublesome organisms in food and environmental samples.

3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate performance has not been evaluated with all combinations of microbial flora, incubation conditions and food matrixes. Call one of our Technical Sales Specialists at 800-826-8302 for more information about this easy three-step method.

Improving Quality with the 5S Method

Posted by Carol Blakey  – Food Safety, Production & Material Handling, Safety & Personnel, Sanitation & Janitorial
November 14, 2011

Originally from the Japanese car industry, the 5S method is now commonplace in production facilities globally. It provides a streamlined work environment that can lower costs, increase efficiency, and produce better product and a more motivated staff.  5S lays the groundwork for a visual workplace – for improving quality, organization, efficiency, housekeeping AND safety in your organization.

5S consists of these components:

Sort – go thru each area and eliminate all tools and supplies not used in that process.

Set in Order -  arrange the work area for maximum efficiency, everything in its place.

Shine -  a systematic approach to cleaning and scheduled maintenance of all equipment.

Standardizing - everything looks the same and is simplified.

Sustaining – keeping up what has been accomplished.

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Sneak Preview: IAFP 2011

Posted by Tina Borchardt  – Food Safety, General, Laboratory & QA/QC, Production & Material Handling, Sanitation & Janitorial
July 26, 2011

Here’s a sneak peek of our exhibit at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, next week, July 31-August 2.

Our booth 621 will feature:

This year IAFP celebrates 100 years of providing food safety professionals worldwide with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply. Nelson-Jameson is a proud sponsor of this event and will also be attending the 100-Year Anniversary Celebration.

For complete details about the show, see our Events page. We hope to see you at the show!

New Products on the Horizon… Are Now Here!

Posted by Dakonya Freis  – General, Production & Material Handling
December 3, 2010

About a month ago, I posted a blog New Products on the Horizon describing some of the new and exciting products that were in the works for the Production and Material Handling category.  Well, I am here to happily tell you that what once started out as a few customer requests here and there, has now been converted into a reality. I have worked with one of our vendors; REMCO, to expand the offering of orange color-coded products. We have added orange items from floor brooms and squeegees to dustpans and pails. We now offer an abundance of orange tools that are available to help ensure that every in-plant zone or task has its own distinct color.

To see all of the recently added orange tools, please click on the links below for a full color iamge of our available orange tools.

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