Environmental Monitoring for Contaminants
Ensure facilities are up to standard without delaying production.
For large processing plants, an hour of downtime costs around $1.1 million in lost revenue.
We’ve calculated that slow results contributes to the food industry losing close to $100B every year.
Most of the costs are “invisible” and linked to process inefficiencies and in-process contamination.
Product recalls
Reduced shelf life of fresh produce
Storage while waiting for test results
Legal action and settlements
Productivity loss
Wasted inventory from overly broad recalls and false alarms
Opportunity cost and delayed launches
Loss of business relationships
Diminishing returns on testing
Other Factors to Consider
The global food chain is increasingly complex, making contamination difficult to control.
1. Food products and ingredients are sourced from all over the world, meaning more handling, processing and transportation—complicating and increasing food safety risks.
2. Ready-to-eat foods and fresh and raw foods have higher food safety risks due to consumption without cooking.
3. Processed foods requires multiple steps, making food safety risks more complicated to manage.