May 10, 2013, 2:55 AM
As part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Modernization Act in 2003, 21 CFR Part 11 was created as a criteria under which FDA considers electronic records to be trustworthy, reliable, and equivalent to paper records and handwritten signatures.
May 1, 2013, 2:51 AM
Laboratory conditions call for very precise temperatures. For this reason, a finely tuned temperature monitoring system is one of the most important tools for a lab. A failure at a lab can often mean that life-saving vaccines get compromised or years of research get destroyed. Unlike other industries, you can’t often put a price-tag on a failure at a lab.
Mar 5, 2013, 2:49 AM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the oldest physical science laboratories in the nation. It was established in 1901 and is now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST is responsible for developing and maintaining many standards, including the U.S. national standards for temperature. They have designed a system of calibrating thermometers and temperature probes, so that they are “traceable” back to NIST.
Feb 22, 2013, 2:45 AM
With so many different requirements that must be followed with regards to temperature monitoring, including HACCP requirements, The Joint Commission, and AABB, people are investing in automated temperature monitoring systems. Done are the days of manually taking temperature readings, writing the results on a piece of paper, and filing that paper away in a filing cabinet for years. Today, there are systems that allow you to monitor your entire operation at any time and from anywhere in the world.
Jan 29, 2013, 2:24 AM
According to the CDC, about one in six people in the United States will get food poisoning this year. This amounts to 48 million people. Out of these people, 128,000 will be hospitalized and approximately 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. Severe cases of food poisoning can also cause: kidney failure, chronic arthritis, brain and nerve damage.
Jan 3, 2013, 2:33 AM
Welcome to the new and improved E-Control Systems website, where you will find all of your wireless temperature monitoring solutions for Food Service, Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Refrigerated Trucks/Transportation Industries. Please check the blog often for all of the latest news in these industries, as well as for updates on all of our innovative solutions.
