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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
May. 27, 2003
Neal Starling, Canton, GA (US);
Paul Wickberg, Marietta, GA (US);
Abtar Singh, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Thomas J Mathews, Fayette, ME (US);
Neal Starling, Canton, GA (US);
Paul Wickberg, Marietta, GA (US);
Abtar Singh, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Thomas J Mathews, Fayette, ME (US);
Emerson Retail Services, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a food quality and safety monitoring system and method for evaluating food characteristic management for improving the safety of perishable food products for human consumption and the shelf life of perishable food product. A sensor within a refrigeration case may be continuously monitored by a controller to calculate a food characteristic index. The food characteristic index can be monitored over time to evaluate the food characteristic management of a particular store or group of stores.