New Whitepaper: Addressing Chart Gaps in Dairy Pasteurization Plants with the PPR

24 Jul 2025

Paper chart recorders are significant legal tools utilized in pasteurization as they document the process and offer evidence of adherence. Despite their significance for record-keeping, they can be susceptible to problems leading to what is referred to as Chart Gaps in the Dairy Industry. These Chart Gaps occur when issues with the recorder prevent it from accurately capturing the intended data.

Pasteurization is of utmost importance in the dairy industry as it ensures the safety and quality of dairy products for consumers. Traditional chart recorders rely heavily on multiple mechanical components that work in tandem to deliver precise and dependable information. Because chart recorders provide “legal” data about the dairy pasteurization process when chart gaps occur it can have a rippling effect within a pasteurization plant. Time, money, and energy can all be affected by chart gaps.

“PPR has solved all chart trend and annotation related data issues we have experienced with paper chart recorders” states Avneet Sonna, QA Director at Dairy State Cheese, Wisconsin.

Digital chart recorders play a significant role in mitigating the possibility of chart gaps through their automated and continuous data recording capabilities. Unlike traditional paper chart recorders, which could experience the various gaps mentioned, digital chart recorders like the Paperless Process Recorder (PPR) operate electronically and provide several features to prevent chart gaps.

This whitepaper explores the advantages of the Paperless Process Recorder and how this technology eradicates the potential for traditional chart gaps. The Paperless Process Recorder by Anderson-Negele has been evaluated and reviewed by both the FDA and AMDERC and found to be compliant with the 2019 Pasteurization Milk Ordinance (PMO), offering a unique value to dairy pasteurization plants. The Memorandum-b was issued April 21st 2023 and the only paperless process recorder to obtain the Memorandum-b at the time this article was written.