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Food safety: Equipment cleaning and sanitizing
Harnessing the power of digital, Johnson said Ecolab provides
its customers with information and insights they need to improve
compliance and reduce risk in their operations.
The company's Marketguard 365, for example, is a checklist food
safety and compliance management program that combines digital
technology with Ecolab's food retail industry knowledge and field
expertise to deliver improved food safety protection and streamlined
operations, Johnson said.
One of the main roadblocks retailers are facing when it comes to
food safety and any number of other areas of their business is labor
shortages. To help them overcome those problems, Ecolab offers a full
line of mechanical warewash solutions that automate and simplify the
warewashing process, delivering consistently clean and sanitized wares
every time.
" Utilizing the Ecolab warewash program in a high food preparation
area can save retailers 60% of their labor otherwise spent manually
washing wares, enabling them to focus on serving the shopper, "
Johnson said.
Properly cleaned and sanitized equipment is always important, as
it plays a critical control factor to reduce the risk of foodborne illness,
Johnson said.
COVID made retailers, their supplier partners and consumers think
even more about public health controls in addition to standard food
safety protocols. To address that, Ecolab has implemented products and
programs to help advance public health and food safety practices and
drive consumer confidence, Johnson said.
One example is the Ecolab Science Certified program, which
combines advanced chemistries with public health and food safety
training and periodic auditing to help businesses achieve a higher level
of cleanliness while building consumer and employee confidence.
New era, new demands
In the age of COVID-19, cleaning in food handling facilities has become
more than just a food safety concern, said Ulyana Stebelska, R&D
director for Kieler, Wis.-based PSSI.
High-touch surfaces such as display cases, shelves, counters, and
handles need to be cleaned and sanitized at a higher frequency to
combat the transmission of the virus.
" Developing and implementing robust sanitation programs that
address both food safety and COVID-19 transmission is the task food
handling industry is faced with since the beginning of the pandemic, "
Stebelska said.
One of PSSI's new contributions to that fight is Microbarrier Elite,
which offers antimicrobial protection of surfaces between cleanings. A
ready-to-use water-based formulation, Microbarrier Elite, when applied
to porous and non-porous food and non-food contact surfaces, creates
a protective shield, which inhibits the growth of odor- and stain-causing
bacteria, fungi (mold and mildew), and algae between cleanings.
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