Food Safety and Lubrication
Why Should You Use Food-Safe Lubricants?
Lubrication plays an important role in protecting food and beverage machinery and should be considered in your Food Safety Plan. Failure to include lubricants and lubrication safety in your Food Safety Plan can lead to costly product recalls and damage to the brand image of the food manufacturer.
Consumer protection is crucial, which is why FUCHS practices the highest safety standards in all aspects of development, production, sales and after-sales service under our CASSIDA brand.
Our comprehensive CASSIDA food grade product line covers the extensive range of applications found in food and beverage processing facilities and consists of fully synthetic products as well as products based on USP (US Pharmacopeia) grade white oils.
CASSIDA food-grade lubricants are:
- NSF H1 registered
- Kosher and Halal certified
- Manufactured in ISO 21469 certified facilities
Integrating Lubrication into Your Food-Safety Plan
There are various ways that FUCHS helps food manufacturers prepare their lubrication program to develop and meet the lubrication part of a Food Safety plan. Some of the key services offered by FUCHS to food manufacturers are:
- A detailed Lubrication Critical Control Point (LCCP) survey to evaluate lubrication hazards that could affect food safety
- Help with optimizing and / or consolidation of lubricants to minimize risk
- Guidance on lubricant storage, application and disposal
- 5S color coding / best practices
- Continual training for supervisors and employees on lubrication and food safety
FUCHS can help you meet the lubrication part of FSMA Requirements
