Following the Food Code and providing food information to restaurant customers is easy with a kitchen management system. When the information is in place in the system behind the recipes, the system will automatically deliver and compile the information into menus and food labels.
By: Matleena Autio
Ingredient Statement, Allergen Statement, Reference Daily Intake… Considering all the information required in the Food Code may feel a bit hard especially if you are a new operator in the food business. However, it is compulsory to offer specific information of food products to your customers. The purpose of the Food Code is to ensure that food offered to customers at retail and food services is safe, and that the customer has adequate information about the food (s)he is consuming.
Compulsory Information
Most packaged food sold in the US must contain Ingredient Statement and Allergen Statement, and also Nutrition Facts sheet with Reference Daily Intake (RDI) values. The information about the allergens is of course important for the customer with allergies. Nutrition Fact sheet, in turn, gives the customer the opportunity to compare products and make healthier food choices easily.
Food package must also contain the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the food product. Net quantity of content is compulsory information as well, and some states also require dating the products with best before, expiration or sell-by -information.
Handling statements must be presented on products that require any special handling before eating, like products that are distributed frozen and thawed, and safe handling instructions for raw or partially cooked meat. The Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law requires specific imported meat products, perishable agricultural commodities, nuts, and ginseng, to contain the name of the country of origin.
Product Information Out Distinctly
Providing customers product information that the Food Code requires is not difficult. You can find comprehensive information about the subject on the Internet, and JAMIX Kitchen Intelligence System helps you in bringing the required information reliably and distinctly through the production all the way to the customers. You can provide product information to your customers on the label, where the system automatically compiles the information. Or you can share your menu online with the JAMIX MENU application, including the product information, for example on the web page of your company.
The Food Code is not meant to be a final test for food service operators. Just the opposite. The Food Code helps operators in food business to perceive what information of the product is the most important for the customer, and also to bring that information out distinctly. When the customer has all the adequate information about the product (s)he can easily make choices according her/his own needs and preferences. It is also an opportunity for a food service operator to stand out by providing distinct product information to its customers.
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