In the PBS Kids program “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” Daniel Tiger sings, “Stop and Listen to Stay Safe.” In beverage warehouses, operations have a broad checklist to ensure safe beverage production, but today’s lubricant manufacturers are doing their part to take one worry off their minds: consumer safety.
“Keeping consumers safe is the No. 1 priority when it comes to lubricants being used by food, beverage and pharmaceutical processors,” says Ellie Girard, OEM marketing manager for Newark, N.J.-based Lubriplate Lubricants Co. “Food safety measures enacted by government agencies, like the Food Safety Modernization Act, impact the entire supply chain, which of course includes lubricants that are used in processing facilities. Many food and beverage processors are choosing to use a 100 percent NSF/H1 food machinery lubrication program, which means that all lubricants used in the plant are safe for incidental contact with whatever is being processed. If this type of program is utilized, a HACCP plan is not required for lubricants.”