In the food industry, maintaining safety standards is crucial both for safeguarding consumers and protecting your business from the hidden costs that accompany food safety failures. The financial impact of contamination incidents, such as product recalls, can be devastating. In fact, according to a study by GMA, Covington & Burling LLP, and Ernst & Young, the average cost of a food recall for a company is estimated to be around $10 million, not including indirect costs like brand damage, lost sales, and legal fees. Fortunately, FreshCheck offers a fast, affordable, and user-friendly solution that helps businesses avoid these risks through effective hygiene monitoring and early detection.

The Financial Impact of Food Safety Failures
Food safety failures not only pose a direct threat to public health but can also lead to significant financial and reputational damage. Recalls, in particular, are expensive, involving everything from product retrieval and disposal to regulatory fines, legal fees, and potential consumer boycotts. Even companies with strong safety programs can find themselves vulnerable to the ripple effects of a recall. Indirect costs also include increased insurance premiums, future sales reductions, or the lasting damage to consumer trust. Companies that experience recalls often face severe long-term challenges in rebuilding their brand image.
Proactive Risk Management
The key to avoiding these devastating costs is proactive risk management, and FreshCheck provides a simple yet highly effective solution. FreshCheck’s hygiene verification swabs offer quick and reliable results in under 30 seconds, allowing you to detect contamination risks before they escalate. The colour-changing swab tests are easy to use and can be applied across various surfaces and equipment, giving you a visual confirmation of cleanliness without the need for complex equipment or technical expertise. By incorporating FreshCheck into your hygiene monitoring processes, you can reduce the risk of contamination and product recalls, ensuring that problems are identified anrecd addressed immediately. This not only protects public health but also safeguards your company from the financial fallout of a recall.
Real-Time Data
One of the most powerful aspects of FreshCheck’s platform is its ability to provide real-time data for risk management. The system provides simple capture and recording of hygiene testing results that are uploaded and kept secure automatically, these are then fully accessible through the FreshCheck app or portal. This real-time data helps you track hygiene trends over time, enabling your team to spot potential risks early and take corrective action before they result in major incidents. This data-driven approach ensures that your team can stay on top of hygiene standards across all sites, improving operational efficiency while also enhancing food safety. The data can be easily trended, visualised, and shared with key stakeholders on the production floor or in the boardroom. This level of visibility and transparency ensures that your organisation remains proactive rather than reactive in managing food safety risks.
BRCGS Partnership
FreshCheck is in partnership with BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard, one of the most recognised and trusted food safety standards worldwide. This provides our clients with peace of mind, ensuring that FreshCheck’s tools meet rigorous regulatory requirements for food safety. By using a solution that is already BRCGS approved, you avoid potential regulatory obstacles and ensure that your business remains compliant with food safety regulations. This is critical for businesses in the food processing, manufacturing, and retail sectors, where regulatory scrutiny is high and non-compliance can result in costly fines and legal challenges.

Avoiding Expensive Fines
One of the standout features of FreshCheck is its affordability and ease of use. Unlike traditional testing systems that require expensive equipment, FreshCheck’s colour-changing swabs are simple and cost-effective. They can be integrated seamlessly into your existing workflows without the need for specialised training, making it accessible to all levels of staff. By catching potential contamination early, FreshCheck helps you avoid expensive regulatory fines and the operational disruptions caused by food safety incidents. These tools empower your team to act quickly and prevent small issues from becoming major problems, all while keeping your hygiene compliance program running smoothly and efficiently.
Prevent Costly Failures
The hidden costs of product recalls, regulatory fines, and damage to your brand can be catastrophic for any business. With FreshCheck, you can take a proactive approach to hygiene monitoring, ensuring early detection of contamination risks and maintaining compliance with industry standards. Our affordable, user-friendly tools make it easy to integrate FreshCheck into your operations, and our dedicated support team will help you every step of the way. If you're ready to safeguard your business against the hidden costs of food safety failures, contact FreshCheck today to learn more about how we can help you stay compliant, protect your brand, and ensure the highest standards of food safety.