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The Ultimate Guide to Color-Coding in Food Manufacturing
Color-coding in food production minimizes contamination risks, enhances safety, & extends tool life, leading to cost savings & improved work environments.
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March 25, 2025
Color Coding for Food Safety: A Crucial Part of Regulatory Compliance
As Director of Safety and Corporate Compliance at Nelson-Jameson, one of my primary areas of focus is helping our partners and customers navigate the often ambiguous complexities of food safety and regulatory compliance. Our motto: Proactive measures are the most effective way to ensure a safe and successful operation. While just a singular piece of the puzzle, color-coding a facility can play a powerful part in keeping consumers safe. Facing stringent government regulations, and maintaining compliance is an important undertaking for any food manufacturer. And while it’s not exactly a mandatory requirement, color coding is a practice that's highly favored by regulatory bodies such as the FDA and USDA, particularly under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It’s easy to see why. Color coding provides a simple visual (and easily documented) method for preventing cross-contamination, which is a key aspect of any proactive food safety plan. By incorporating color-coding into a broader Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, food manufacturers create clear standard operating procedures that go a long way in improving preventive measures. We see these improvements everyday in the plants of our partners and customers who rely on Nelson-Jameson's color-coded solutions as well as our expertise, and complementary training and asessments. At Nelson-Jameson, we also see the evolving threats to food safety — both new and old — and make it our mission to empower food processors to have the tools necessary to keep our food supply safe. Below we share more about why color-coding is so important for any food manufacturing facility’s regulatory compliance efforts. And learn more about color coding with our complete guide!
Featured Posts
April 14, 2025
Is Color-Coding Right for Your Food Processing Facility?
April 14, 2025
Color-Coding for Better Food Safety
May 6, 2025
Enhanced Safety, Efficiency: Color Coding in Food Production Areas
In the fast-paced food processing production area, maintaining order, preventing cross-contamination, and ensuring efficient workflow are always top-of-mind. As Nelson-Jameson shares with customers every day, color coding offers a simple yet powerful solution to these challenges. It's a visual language that communicates critical information instantly, minimizing risks and optimizing operations. Let's quickly explores the diverse applications of color coding within food processing production areas. And for a deeper dive, visit our complete guide to color coding here!
July 15, 2025
Webinar Recap: Elevating Your Color-Coding Program
Food safety is a primary concern for any manufacturer, driven by existing and new threats that call for robust protective measures for consumers and the food processors themselves. A crucial tool in this ongoing effort is a well-implemented color-coding program, which, as a recent webinar that we hosted alongside Vikan highlighted, is not a "set it and forget it" solution. It's an ongoing, iterative initiative.
September 25, 2025
Introducing the NEW Vikan® Compact Lobby Dustpan
An innovative lobby dustpan that transforms commercial cleaning. This is not just a basic dustpan; it has been designed with efficiency, hygiene, and durability in mind. Whether you work in the food processing, healthcare, or janitorial industry, this compact and hygienic lobby dustpan by Vikan is engineered to meet your needs.
October 15, 2025
Sparta® Bronco™—An Essential Piece of Color-Coded Facilities
The Sparta Bronco Round Container is a testament to durability and smart design. It’s not just a basic container—it has been engineered with longevity, efficiency, and hygiene at its core. Whether you work in food manufacturing, dairy processing, or any other hygiene-sensitive industry, it’s built to meet the unique demands of any facility.
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March 25, 2025
How to Monitor and Audit Your Color-Coding System
As a part of the Nelson-Jameson product team, I help our organization identify and provide the tools to serve every area of food processing plants.
February 21, 2025
Good Practice Examples of Color-Coding
February 21, 2025
Potential Pitfalls in Color-Coding
March 25, 2025
Color-Coding for Food Safety: A Crucial Part of Regulatory Compliance
April 8, 2025
Documentation and Record-Keeping for Your Color-Coding System
WEBINAR | VISUALIZING FOOD SAFETY
Communicate & Iterate: Why improving color-coding is an ongoing initiative
With existing and emerging threats, food safety has never been more important to food manufacturers in protecting their consumers and their organization. Utilizing the best existing color-coding tools is a must, but your program should be an ongoing initiative to meet current food safety needs and stay ahead of new challenges.
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