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Are Hardwood Mash Paddles FDA-Compliant?
With stricter FDA regulations in place, it’s time to make the
right choice when it comes to the tools and containers you use in your brewery.
With beer qualifying as food, you have FSMA, and potentially HACCP, requirements to
follow to make sure you are compliant.
Next up in Union Jack’s Product Battle Series is
“The Paddle Battle” ... so, let’s get started!
Increase your paddle IQYour paddles are a critical tool in your brewery. There’s no
time for clumps of grain or dough balls in
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Dec 19, 2018
FSMA in 5 Minutes – A Brewers Overview of GMPs/GBPs
You’ve probably heard the news -- the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has designated beer as “food” as part of the
Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). There are now regulations that breweries need to
follow to be compliant, and to keep beer and customers safe.
There are a lot of resources out there, but it can still be
difficult to find FSMA regulations for brewers that are easy to understand.
We’ve pulled together an overview with a focus on Good Manufacturing Practices
(GM
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Dec 07, 2018
Is Your Spent Grain Consumed By Animals? 5 FSMA Requirements You Need To Know.
No matter your brewery’s size, you are now officially required to
comply with a set of FDA regulations defined by the Food Safety Modernization
Act (FSMA). One important set of these regulations (21 CFR 117.95) deals with
properly storing, labeling, and tracking the removal of spent grain. FDA audits
are currently happening and increasing – here’s what you need to know if your
spent grain is being sold/given to farmers for animal consumption:
Spent grain must be held in a manner that
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Nov 25, 2018
Union Jack Exhibiting at 2018 NC Craft Brewers Conference
Join Us in Winston-Salem and Win Great Tools!If you’re attending the NC Craft Brewers Conference &
Trade Expo, November 6th-8th, we’d enjoy seeing you. Now
that beer is considered food, FSMA and HACCP compliance is becoming more and
more important to your breweries. Union Jack offers a great selection of FDA-compliant tools for material handling like graining out and storing
spent grains, and cleaning tools hygienically designed for the job. Our
color-coded and stainless steel products
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Nov 02, 2018