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Spring Cleaning Battle Strategies
Spring cleaning is something no one wants to do. It is like declaring war on your clutter. So what do you do to win this war? Divide and conquer. Here are some battle strategies to help you get spring cleaning.
1) The Fridge
Even after you throw away or compost all the food that went bad, you are not done with your refrigerator. Time to get rid of the grime that give it its funny smell. Mix two tablespoons of baking soda with hot water. Use a wash cloth damp with the solution to wipe out your fridge. Dry with a clean towel. Do not use cleaning detergents or soap here because your food will absorb the scents from them.
2) Clean the Grout
Combine equal parts warm water and vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray on the affected grout and let it soak for five minutes. Next, combine baking soda and water to make a thick paste. Cover the grout lines with the paste and let it sit for ten minutes. Then use an old toothbrush to scrub the grout and rinse with water.
3) Mattress Management
Your mattress should be moved around four times a year. You might remember to turn it around now and then, but most likely you forget when you turned it around or forget to turn it at all.However, it should be turned every three months.
To remember, pin two cards on the foot and head of your mattress. On one card write "January" and then write "April" upside down. On the other, write "October" and then write "July" upside down. This will remind you to switch your mattress on the months you need to.
4) Winter Wardrobe Cleanout
There are always some articles of clothing that you will not need until next winter, no matter how unpredictable the weather is being. Instead of letting them take up space in the back of your closet for six months, pack them up in cheap moving boxes and put them in storage until next winter. This is also a good chance to get rid of winter coats that are old, worn, or too small. If a coat is too worn out, or is so outdated you never wear it anymore, then get rid of it instead of letting it take up space in your home.
5) Banishing Clutter
Unnecessary clutter has a way of sneaking up on you. It can hide in nooks and crannies in the house and garage, almost unnoticed, but always annoying. It's time to get rid of that clutter. Go through your closets, garage, and loft and sort through items. If you haven't needed or even thought about it in a few months, then you don't need it. If you can't even remember the last time you used a certain item or where you got it from, then you really have no use for it. Pack it up in some cheap moving boxes and get rid of it or put it in storage so you can use that space for better use.
Food Industry Packaging Things You Need To Know About
Food packaging may seem like a simple process but the matter of fact is that it is highly complicated due to the wider scope. There are several different types of foods which have different packaging requirements. Having that said, there are different topics you need to know about if you want to go ahead with the effective food packaging.
The product
When it comes to food packaging, the first thing you need to know well about is your product. First, you need to know about the ingredients of the food product you are selling. And then, you also need to know about the allergens. Many types of foods fall under the category of perishables. And the reason they perish is that they get affected by the environmental factors and certain types of allergens. And even if the foods do not perish, any types of allergens sticking with the products can cause serious types of health hazards. This is what you will need to save your customers from. For this purpose, you will also need to keep the food processing units free from any contaminations.
Labeling requirements
Labeling of your product packaging is highly important. For this purpose, you first need to understand FDA regulations for labeling requirements. Nutrition content for ingredients in the product, serving size, expiration date, and placement requirements for your package the necessary factors you need to consider while developing labeling for your product.
One thing worth mentioning here is that FDA has recently started updating the nutritional labeling guidelines. Therefore, it is going to be in your best interest to update your nutritional labeling in accordance with the new rules. Before you launch a new food product in the market, you need to make sure that you fully know about the package and labeling requirements.
Target market
You need to keep your target market in focus. There are a few things that you need to consider in this regard. First, you have to see who wants your product. Then you will have to see what your potential customers are interested in about your food products. And finally, you will need to know about their interest in the foods that you do not currently offer.
By finding answers to these questions, you will be able to know about your target market in better way.
Capabilities
While you have done the entire paperwork about the production of food items, you still need to see if your production facility is capable of handling the volume of production you intend to start with. And while you may be doing well with the smaller facility, lean labor force and manual packaging operations; are you in a position to handle the surge in orders? You have to find answers to these questions.