Cutting Edge Technology Creates Complete Food Service Management System

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 2, 2009 -- Sentry9000 was developed in 2005 in response to the USDA mandate requiring school cafeterias to have a documented HACCP and food safety program in place. The USDA Guidelines and the subsequent SOP’s issued by the National Food Safety Management Institute (NFSMI) at the University of Mississippi requires not only HACCP, but also the additional preventative measures associated with an overall food safety program.

This includes collecting and storing data regarding receiving ingredients, ingredient storage temperatures, hot and cold equipment holding temperatures, sink and dishwasher water temperatures and the routine completion of a 3-page food safety checklist developed by the USDA.

Sentry9000 has revolutionized data collection to meet the HACCP as well as the ancillary requirements of the mandate. Sentry9000 uses a small, handheld computer, Personal Digital Assistant(PDA), that has all the required food safety forms downloaded on a user-friendly interface. The PDA also communicates with a Bluetooth Temperature Probe that wirelessly captures the prepared, cooked, and served hot and cold food temperatures. The temperature data collected is transmitted real-time to a customized website that organizes the data into an easily accessible format.

The website not only organizes and stores the daily food and equipment temperatures for each kitchen, but is also a very powerful management tool. The web site is a cornucopia of information with powerful reporting tools for viewing data in many different formats. A Job Info page is created for each menu item and reflects all the actions in detail for that menu item from cooking, to serving, to leftovers, to reheating and also includes all the warmer and serving line temperatures during the meals. In the case of a regulatory concern or a judicial concern, this is the information that shows that the cafeteria met all of the requirements expected to provide a safe food product.

With the website’s Reporting Tool, reports can be created to organize the information collected by one day, one week, one month or 10 years of data. Sentry9000’s custom website also provides tools for recording and managing employee training records, and tools for inventory and equipment management. Sentry9000 was created to enhance the food safety protocol, but has expanded to be a complete food service management system.

Sentry9000, a leader in Food Safety Management is proud to announce that its environmentally friendly Bluetooth Temperature Probe, Hand-held PDA, and Web-based Data Management System will be showcased at the 2009 Health & Nutrition Expo in Lubbock, Texas on December 10, 2009.

For more information on Sentry9000 please visit wwww.sentry9000.com. To set up a meeting or free demo for please call 1-800-519-7657 or email information@sentry9000.com.

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