Protect your Antares Vending Customers from Food Borne Diseases

It is very important that customers purchase only safe products from your Antares food vending machines. To do this you need you take every step possible to protect against products that could potentially pose a health threat. It has been said that 76 million Americans experience food borne illness every year.

You may think that you are in the food industry, but in reality, you are in the food service business. You and your company are the ones that are responsible for the safety of the food that is sold in the vending machine. The vending industry sells close to $2 billion per year in commissary prepared food or food purchased from an outside company. Food safety has to be one of your primary concerns. Antares vending machines sell snacks and soft drinks, which means that the food safety concerns are not as high as those machines that are selling perishable, high risk foods such as egg, ham or chicken sandwiches.

You must follow safe food handling procedures in order to assure that the food products you receive is safe for putting into your Antares machines by following a few simple steps.

Step 1: Wash your hands

Always wash your hands before servicing any Antares machines at a location. Your hands can get dirty as a result of unloading products onto your truck. Washing your hands shows your customers that you are concerned about the way you handle food. Even though the food is packaged, it is still important that the products are handled with clean hands.

Step 2: Remove outdated product

Always remove outdated snacks from the Antares vending machines so that you do not mix it with new snacks. Before loading new products, make sure that all of the trays are clean and in case there is food package that is torn, place it with the outdated products

Step 3: Brush the condenser monthly

Brushing of the condenser has to be done at least once a month. Cleaning of the interior glass is also important. After all this then you can clean the Antares machine exterior. This can be done after the machine has been serviced.