Food quality and safety monitoring system
US6609078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K13/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a food quality and safety monitoring system and method for evaluating food characteristic management for improving the safety of perishable food products for human consumption and the shelf life of perishable food product. In a first embodiment, a temperature sample is taken for each product group within a refrigeration case that is used to calculate either a food safety index or a food quality index. Alternatively, the food product temperature for each food product group within a refrigeration case may be continuously monitored to calculate a food characteristic index. The food characteristic index can be monitored over time to evaluate the food characteristic management of a particular store or group of stores.
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