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Service MatterS

Doubling down on temperature

control for food safety

Dr Rachna Dave, Founder, MicroGO LLP makes the case for IoT-enabled

monitoring of food temperatures in the HoReCa industry.

Why monitor Temperature regulation measuring system. The result is
temperature? In the HoReCa industry, this our cutting-edge handheld device,
the GOsmart Temperature
TM
Proper temperature management can be challenging, even with Monitoring Gun (GOsmart TG),
TM
is critical for ensuring food safety established guidelines. Human an innovative solution that
in restaurants, especially with error poses a significant risk, as measures the temperature of each
perishable items like meat, chicken, staff may overlook temperature food item remotely and instantly
checks or fail to report them
fish, dairy products and cooked logs it into the client portal,
grains. By maintaining strict accurately, jeopardising food ensuring real-time monitoring. The
safety. Buffet service amplifies
temperatures, we prevent the rapid this concern. Equipment failures system also triggers alerts whenever
growth of harmful bacteria that can further exacerbate the issue, a set temperature for a specific
lead to foodborne illnesses. The leading to potential deviations in food item is not met, preventing
temperature danger zone – between temperature control. Insufficient potential risks to food safety.
41°F (5°C) and 140°F (60°C) – is storage space complicates matters,
GOsmartTG will help streamline
where germs multiply rapidly, as overcrowded refrigerators and operations, increase productivity
posing health risks to consumers. freezers hinder the ability to keep
To thwart bacterial growth, it is food at the required temperatures. and reduce paperwork. The
temperature monitoring and
essential to keep cold foods below
41°F (5°C) and hot foods above management dashboard will
140°F (60°C). Compliance with A new approach provide useful insight for quality
food safety laws requires regular Based on valuable feedback from control. We have integrated
monitoring and recording of food our HoReCa partners, we took up GOsmartTG with MicroGO’s
temperatures, promptly addressing the challenge of developing an hygiene management portal,
any issues. innovative automatic temperature offering a holistic approach to food
safety and hygiene.

How to use
1. A button is provided so that the
user can press and hold it in
order to collect data.
2. Simply point GOsmart
TM
TG at the surface where
the temperature needs to be
recorded and press and hold the
trigger for three seconds.
3. As the screen displays “saving”,
the data is saved and collected
at the server and can be checked
on your computer system in real
time from any part of the world.
4. The device stores several units
of data locally in case the
internet connection is weak.

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