5 LED Lighting
Essentials for the Food
Processing Industry
Includes a Food Safety & Compliance Lighting Checklist!
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Problems The Food Processing
Industry Faces:
The food processing industry is a highly regulated industry as guidelines are put in place to prevent
the spread of disease through food. As of January 2017, new regulations and protocols have been put
in place to raise the standards in the industry. This also includes the type of lighting required in the
food industry.
The requirement for general food processing areas is to have a CRI of 70, while food inspection
areas must meet a CRI of 85. In the food industry, accurate colour rendering is important for assuring
the quality of a product. It’s also essential for compliance as it’s one of the things that food safety
inspectors look for.
The food industry is required to keep their
working areas clean and carefully sanitized at What does CRI stand for?
all times. That means that light fixtures need
to be sprayed down and washed regularly CRI stands for Colour Rendering Index. With values
with high-pressure hoses to prevent the ranging from 0 to 100, the CRI is a measurement
build-up of food and bacteria. of how accurately a light source renders colour in
reference to an ideal light source, the sun. True
Fixtures must be durable enough to sunlight has a CRI rating of 100, meaning that
withstand rigorous testing to prove they are it renders the entire colour spectrum perfectly.
waterproof, dust-proof and can handle high-
pressure hoses.
Generally, the rating of IP65 (Ingress Protection 65) means a fixture is dust proof and water resistant.
The first number (6) means that dust will not get in the fixture and the second number (5) means that
the fixture is water resistant.
When food safety is the top priority, the details of how the light is constructed are very important.
Depending on the area where the fixtures will be installed, different requirements must be followed.
Some of these concerns include chipping paint, glass lens breaking, bacteria growing in an area where
screws are found on the light, and toxic chemicals used in the construction of the light.
LED in Action Food Processing Lighting Checklist
Challenges That Come From Not Meeting These Requirements:
• At risk of getting high-production areas shut down (i.e., slaughter areas, freezers, dry storage, and
inspection stations).
• Dark and unsafe work zones are at risk of accidents due to lower productivity, poor efficiency, standard
bulbs losing their initial lighting within months, etc.
• Constant interruptions and costly maintenance due to failing fixtures or due to the lifespan of
traditional bulbs being low. This results in constant replacements or outages that cause safety issues
and shutdowns.
Food Safety & Compliance
Lighting Checklist
Industry
Requirements:
CRI 85 CRI 90+
IP66 IP69K
DLC Listed DLC Listed
No Glass No Glass
Food Safe Construction No Exposed Screws
No Harmful Substances
or Chemicals
Powder Coated Materials
Corrosion Resistant
Streamlined Body Design
Find out more about our
Food Processing Light
LED in Action Food Processing Lighting Checklist
5 LED Lighting Essentials for the
Food Processing Industry
1. Exceed the Latest Lighting
Level Requirements With a
90+ CRI
Our CRI rating is higher than what is required
through regulations. Our light has a CRI rating of
90, well above the CRI 85 rating outlined for food
inspection areas. Why does this matter? Our light
has a rating of 90 out of a possible 100, the highest
level of CRI currently available. That means that
our light will provide you with the industry’s light
levels that are closest to that of natural light.
IP69K 2. Provide a Maximum
Protection Against Harsh
Waterproof Sanitation with IP69K
Dust-Proof As we mentioned before, the food industry
Pressure-Proof needs constant high-pressure cleaning to prevent
bacteria and to keep the areas carefully sanitized
at all times.
Our IP rating of 69K means that our fixture is not
only dust-proof and water resistant, but it also
means that it is completely waterproof and
pressure-proof.
This rating allows the Food Processing Light fixture
can be cleaned by high-pressure washing as often
as required.
3. Reduce Lighting Maintenance
with an L70 Lifespan of
304,000+ Hours
With 304,000+ hour L70 Rating it is a long lasting
LED that will reduce maintenance and unnecessary
interruptions.
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4. Remain Compliant With
New USDA and NSF P442
Regulations
We have designed a lighting fixture that takes all
the concerns regarding the construction of food
area lighting in mind. The Food Processing Light
is made without any glass. We only provide
polycarbonate or acrylic lens, not glass. This will
prevent the potential of glass breaking into food
safe areas.
There are no exposed screws in this fixture
5. Includes a 5-Year Warranty,
as screws and screw holes are small places on
equipment where bacteria can begin to grow. Our
light is made without any harmful substances DLC & UL Listing, and NSF
or chemicals. If paint chips off and gets into the Certification
food area is has the potential to be dangerous
and contaminate the product. In addition to being This fixture is DLC certified and listed so that you
made without any toxic materials, our fixture is also are approved for energy efficiency rebates.
powder coated to prevent any paint chipping.
Due to the strong sanitization chemicals used by
food processing plants to clean the area and the
lights, standard products and fixtures may begin
to have corrosion over time. We only use materials
that are anti-corrosion that will last long term.
Our Food Processing Light was also created with a
streamlined body design with a smooth exterior
built for easy cleaning so that water and other
particles will easily run off the fixture as opposed
to sitting on top of or inside the fixture preventing
any build-up of bacteria or residue.
LED in Action Food Processing Lighting Checklist
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