Food Safety Labeling

Avery Dennison's FreshMarx™ food safety labeling is simple and effective; it is specifically designed to help chefs and kitchen staff reduce the amount of time spent maintaining food stock rotation.

Contrary to what many food service operators might think, maintaining a proper food storage and rotation system is quite easy, especially if you have the right supplies.

The key is making sure your employees understand and follow the system. Remember, this is not just about passing inspection. It's about saving money too.

It all begins with one basic rule; date-label and store your food as soon as possible upon delivery.

Beyond that, remember First In, First Out  or FIFO.

As simple as it sounds, many establishments fail to practice FIFO. As a result, food becomes spoiled, which in turn leads to waste.

FreshMarx products make a major contribution towards food safety by enabling your staff to select food with the closest use-by date.

Environmental health officers recommend FreshMarx labels. Makeshift food-rotation systems using markers, pens, or pencils and tape don't cut it. Inspectors like to see preprinted labels.

Here's why:

1. Reliability—just peel and stick. Because FreshMarx labels are easy to apply and they save time, employees are more likely to use them.
2. Color-coded FreshMarx day labels use a different color for each day of the week, promoting better organization and quick recognition.
3. Consistency—confusion amongst employees is minimized since the information on preprinted FreshMarx labels can't be lost due to poor handwriting, condensation, smearing or multiple messaging.
4. Adhesive solutions—environmental health officers dislike tape. It falls off and worse, if the adhesive is too strong and the tape can't be removed, bacteria begins to grow resulting in a greater risk of cross-contamination. FreshMarx labels are available in assorted label materials which are easily removed, freezer-ready or completely dissolvable in water.

Benefits to you of using FreshMarx food safety labeling:

• Meet HACCP compliance requirements.
• Quickly identify where food hazards are likely to occur.
• Better manage cross contamination issues.
• Labels can be applied to frozen products in temperatures as low as -10°F (-23°C).
• Service temperature range runs from -65°F to + 200°F (-54°C to +93°C).
• Efficiently manage food rotation, ensuring you have on hand an inventory of fresh, top quality food.
• Reduce concerns about environmental health issues by adhering to recognized food safety standards.
• Quickly see what should be used in today's and tomorrow's menus.
• Avoid freezer burned food.
• Reduce liability issues (and bad press) resulting from food borne illnesses.

DISSOLVX™ DISSOLVX™ labels feature a biodegradable adhesive and will dissolve completely within seconds when immersed in normal tap water of any temperature.

FREEZX™ FREEZX™ labels have a general purpose adhesive that is semi-permanent with excellent cold temperature performance. These labels can be applied to a variety of surfaces, including plastics, corrugated, and paper wraps.

REMOVXTRA™ REMOVXTRA™ labels have a removable adhesive that provides excellent cold temperature performance and clean removability at room temperature with the addition of a part-gum lift area.

One-line Date Coding Monarch® 1131® One-Line Labeler is ideal for dating individually prepared food products, print month, day and time.

Two-line Date Coding Monarch® 1136® Two-Line Labeler provides ample room for printing both a top and bottom line of date coding information.

Food Storage Time Labels These labels are ideal for foods sensitive to quick spoilage! Use them on incoming crates or storage containers to identify older products to be used before their shelf life expires!

Label Dispenser Starter Kits These complete Food Rotation Label Kits include labels for each day of the week, in various sizes and materials

FreshMarx.com FreshMarx offers a date-coding solution to help ensure that your customers will always receive the freshest products you have to offer. Check out all the products available.

Food Industry Links FreshMarx encourages you to visit some of the following sites to learn more about food safety and the wide array of products and services available to you.